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.

But @DrWittMDPhD Does have a point, the DOD did a study on how sucessful it would be for the US military to literally fight against its own civilians, they said it would be vastly unfeasable. Alot of soldiers will abandon the military immediately

I'd say most, not just a lot

and all their supplies and deports would be destroyed/cut-off

No, I am talking about the case of there being the unity of 150m people.

depots*

If there was that level of unity among the population, the point would be moot.

Just decide to not pick up the trash in cities for a month.

That alone would bring the nation to a standstill.

It would be fuckin Robespierre guillotine time before marshal law. K, a hostile government could easily unify a resistance of at least half the population

Refuse to operate any public transport in New York.

Not 150m armed militia men, but real resistance members