populace armament is best thought of as a strategic deterrent. the US nuclear arsenal is the strategic deterrent that belongs to the owners of America; the armed US populace is the strategic deterrent that belongs to the people of America
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Replying to @chaosprime
but isn't something a strategic deterrence only if it roughly balances the power calculus? populace armament strikes me as nigh a fart in the wind compared to the firepower of the Owners of America.
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an insurrection by just a tiny fraction of the Americans under arms would destroy America. if you can destroy an asset that your enemy's strategic objectives require preserving, they are strategically deterred
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Replying to @chaosprime @brianjoseff
deterrence isn't about winning, it's about being able to prevent the other guy from winning
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