Was watching “The Revolution” on the Military Channel yesterday.
It was a long, slow simmer until some “radicals” took arms against the King. Even then most of colonists didn’t get on board until Paine published “Common Sense” and the British began to up the muscle against the colonists.
My thought was, what will it take to push the 1/3 of the nation who are “radical” over the edge into armed conflict? Note, I am NOT advocating that type of response, I am just wondering what it would take for it to happen. Federal troops firing on civilians? Been there, done that. Unfair taxation? Ditto.
Just what will it take? A stolen election? Declaration of a State of Emergency followed by a power grab?
Hey, was that the series "Liberty" that was narrated by Forrest Sawyer? Or was it the one with Bill Kurtis? The latter is superior, IMHO. Or was it a different one altogether?
I've been trying to find some of these at torrent sites, but "Liberty" is the only one I've been able to locate thus far...