In my twitter polls a surprisingly large amount of people vote for 'small concrete good' as opposed to 'large abstract good' - for example, more people voted to 'save the life of a child' than 'prevent gender roles from reverting to the 1950s'
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Additionally, people tend to forget the effectiveness of guerrilla warfare, e.g., Vietnam.
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Not sure there exist many scenarios in which the populace is willing to turn to armed rebellion and things haven’t already fallen that far into chaos; if people are resorting to guns as a means of defense against govt. I don’t see much social cohesion/stability left to sacrifice.
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I agree - but a bouncer doesn't have to kick people out of the bar *that often* - simply knowing a bouncer is present can have a tempering effect on people's behavior.
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War machine specifically for the populace. Several years ago the Pentagon took a poll of military personnel asking them if they would be willing to fire on US citizens. The overwhelming response (I believe it was 93%) was that they would not be willing to do this. Continued…
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After getting the results from the military pull the sample was sent to a large number of police departments throughout the US. In this case, the overwhelming response was that they would be willing to fire on US citizens. Continued…
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Since the time of the polls, police departments, to varying degrees, have been infused with military grade equipment and military level training on strategies and tactics for population control. The vast majority of this has been funded by the federal government. Continued…
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In essence, police departments are becoming an extension of the military with their primary responsibility being the population of this country. With all of this in mind, and aren’t populace is still the most effective way to keep the machine in check.
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Also, there's a sliding scale of rebellion. Is the population united, or did half side with the government?How much of the army defects to the population's side? Which side do neighbouring countries take?
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