That's why I am saying that governments always grow.

I'm showing a counter example

Too much power is centralized now.

I just realized something

1776 was a very different scenario.

Tim pool always wears that beanie, what is under it?

another beanie

That's a dead meme

I'm being serious

Yeah so was everyone 5 years ago

His head is under his beanie

It's the current year

Well, I wish people were right.

5 years ago there wasn't 98 genders

I wish the people still had the power they think they have.

How does 98 genders relate to what's under Tims Beanie

I am not sure about that anymore.

And even if, we are too divided.

Idk, just stating how much different shit is now than it was 5 years ago

If half the population could take over the government by force and impose their will, nobody would recognize it as legitimate.

There's no reason for that to be true

Of course there is a reason - a very good one.

We don't recognize rule by force as legitimate anymore.

You have to at least make the pretense of democracy.

The population of a state is way larger than the armed forces. Also in our constitution we have an amendment to specifically address that

The population is not stronger, though.

America is predicated on the idea that the populace should have the capability to overthrow a government

The US military can keep the world at bay.

Our population are lemmings

It can deal with its civilians

But a guerilla war against 150m people with guns is impossible to win

The US has given up on wars like that already

The average citizen is a coward

if we had that degree of unity, we wouldn't need force

what the fuck u talking about

That's fine, actually.

They can be cowards.

Even passive resistance would be enough.

I'm not saying that America is it that stage. I'm saying that his premise that a government has to be impossible to overthrow is flawed. The point of the second amendment is to make the opposite true

If we had that degree of unity, not one drop of blood would have to be spilled. Just stop paying taxes.

You will bring your government to its knees in months.