"nick hull" wrote in message
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"Ed Huntress" wrote:

I agree rebellions are usually a bad idea, but if you push people far
enough someone is going to try it. Any rebellion today would have to
be
secret to have any chance of success; political assasinations, smart
roadside bombs, cell structure or even dispersed leadership. It would
be like nothing ever seen before. I do know there are secret groups
making plans and accumulating supplies but do not expect to see any
action until inflation becomes ruinous (or some other national crisis).
The 'people' will not join a revolution until it is seen as a done
deal,
most of them will be unaware there is even a rebellion going on until
very late in the game. A developed country, as you realize, has
sufficient military might to crush anything it can find so the type of
insurrection as seen in 3rd world countries would not work here.

That's nice. Enjoy your rebellion fantasies, Nick. When we hang you for
treason, there will be plenty of people begging to pull the lever. As Tim
McVeigh learned, the large majority of people don't believe that
rebellions
are justified under an amendable Constitution.

I'm way too old to even think about rebellion myself, but there are
going to be some young people who will feel they are being cornered by
gun control, inflation and no social security.

There always are, always have been, and always will be. And then they grow
up -- most of them, anyway.

Beware of those who have
nothing to lose, they are the most dangerous.

They always are. It wouldn't matter what kind of government they had, they'd
probably still be the ones with nothing to lose. That tends to be the result
of their own behavior rather than the government they have.

As you say, when someone revolts there will be plenty of people willing
to pull the lever, but that cuts both ways. There will be enough
willing to pull the trigger, especially if they believe they will never
be identified. It's that intractable difference of opinion that will
bring on a civil war, and I have no idea if it will be next year or in a
hundred years. When it starts it will be difficult to stop. No system
lasts forever, there will be revolutions and invasions and secessions
eventually.

One never knows.

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Ed Huntress