So are you saying the US military is bad ass enough to kick every countries ass even the ones with nukes, but they could not win against a hand full of rednecks with semi automatic rifles?
Its not like I want or I am glad they have us overwhelmed it is just a fact. Yes there may be a mutiny among the soldiers but take a look a Germany, It is not a given. Plus the infrastructure they have would be a significant advantage. Imagine it starts with them going after one group of people or one state. Example Jeff Sessions declares a state of emergency over Colorado and Marijuana.
It seems some think that the citizens could order supplies off Amazon and set up a military using an App they found on Apple or something.
Let me rephrase my opinion.
I do not think without an unexpected windfall or breaking the law, the Citizens could defeat the Government.
Originally Posted by MT Pockets
At the time of the American Revolution, The British Military was the equivalent of the American Armed Forces of today. By contrast, the American rebellion was a joke. As mentioned before, the first battles were fought by militia. Untrained, unorganized, unfunded and well OUTGUNNED IN EVERY WAY, was exactly how they started.
Add to that was the fact a large number of Americans were still very loyal to the crown.
Had we not eventually been aided by France, we certainly would have remained under British rule.
Today would be no different. At no point did I say it would be easy, nor would winning be guaranteed.
However, it's fair to say the need for high capacity and light weight, semi-automatic rifles, would make it much easier and give a higher likely hood of success than if we started out with sling shots.
As to your rephrased opinion, of course the government would call any rebellion illlegal. That's the most obvious thing in the world. If GW, Hamilton and others not found a way to win, they would have been hung for treason. History books would have segments about them similar to Shays or the Bacon rebellion.