Eventually people will notice their neighbors missing won’t they? That can only go on for so long before they have to either become more open about it (get caught and word spreads thus forcing escalation)/shoot in public, or people will draw the line there and my scenario unfolds..
But either way, examples must be made. If not, how will they intimidate and force compliance.
And you can believe for all the sheep, after the first couple midnight raids, there will be wolves waiting.
Yes there will be vischy Americans selling out the wolves. And they too will disappear once discovered. But not by the govt. And THAT word will spread as well.
That’s what happened in Bosnia when the resistance formed.
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Perhaps, I hope for courage for all of us.
As do I. But ultimately if we reduce this *which we all should IMO) to the basics, you have a simple question. Do we wish to be free or not?
If we truly do, the courage will follow as a natural consequence. If we do not, then we should just give up mow, hand over our guns and become the enemy.
Because those are the only real options short of suicide.