A discussion topic from Who is John Galt?: A Navigational Guide to Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged, Part III, Chapter VIII:
In the absence of people's ability to affect government policy, they resort to "politics by other means," i.e., assassination, insurrection, secession and civil war... Vainglorious chest-beating aside, how can the people resist a government with modern armed forces, weapons of mass destruction, drones, and the will to use them against its own citizens?
I foresee a revolution, the likes of which we have not seen since 1789.................
People without much more than pistols and rifles can’t defeat tanks.
However, tanks and jet bombers are just inert metal if they can’t get parts, fuel, and supplies. And the procurement clerks who accomplish that are not protected by armor.
The same way Gandhi not only resisted but defeated the British in India: non-compliance. All governments work with the consent of the governed. Remove the consent, the government can imprison you, torture you, even kill you, but it can't force you to comply.
You can't rule a people who refuse to be ruled. That's basically what John Galt said in his epic speech.
Then there's always the guerilla option. You might not be able to defeat the enemy, but you can wage asymmetrical war against him, and make the cost of his tyranny so high his reign of terror collapses under its own weight. Look at the Warsaw Ghetto as an example.
And of course, Maddow blames......TRUMP!