Posted on 05/06/2013 1:57:18 PM PDT by True Grit
I was doing a radio interview this morning and the host asked me why the Department of Homeland Security needed 1.6 billion rounds of ammunition. The easy answer for me was, “They don’t.” Of course the follow-up question for him was, “Then why are they buying it?”
And that’s the billion-dollar question isn’t it. What is the federal government going to do with all that ammo? Why do they need it? Why are they buying it? It’s unprecedented. Are we on the cusp of physical domination by the United States Federal Government? And, if so, how will the American people react?
The talk show host also asked me, “If the people were to rebel, how could they ever possibly hope to prevail against a government so big, so huge, so powerful and so ruthless?”
He had a good point.
I mean, let’s face it: they have Predator drones, spy satellites, and sophisticated online surveillance and communication systems. How could the American people ever hope to prevail in a fighting war?
Sure, we barely prevailed over the British in our original war for independence, but that was different. Great Britain was based thousands of miles away, and it took 30 days to cross the Atlantic. That was a huge benefit to the colonists. We no longer have that. The federal government is right here, right now, and firmly cemented into state and local law enforcement. The talk show host argued there was no hope of prevailing over a government so massive and powerful.
Was he right?
I brought up the Taliban and the Viet Cong as recent examples of how to defeat a large military in a techno-driven war. In the end, the Taliban will win, just as the Viet Cong did. In truth, only three percent of the colonists actively fought against the British in our war for independence. But three percent was enough.
But the big question is this: Are there still three percent of the American population with the courage and resolve to fight against an out-of-control, tyrannical government? My short answer is: I think so.
Of course, we all have our lines in the sand.
1. I will fight when they force gun registration. 2. I will fight when they come for my guns. 3. I will fight when they come for me.
No matter where you fall on that list, it puts you in the precarious position of defying the all-powerful Obama of Oz. Who is the man behind the curtain, pulling the strings, calling the shots, planning out the final moves to dismantle our liberty?
Is it Barack Obama or some other unseen dark and evil minion?
I don’t know.
All despots first had to get the guns - they've been, will be, unsuccessful.
Even Hirohito wouldn't attack mainland America, as he was urged, because “There's a gun behind every blade of grass.
All this regime of wanna-be dictators has accomplished, regarding guns, is to see the greatest arming-up of America in the shortest space of time - more guns/ammo sales ever - and more people ,including youth, who have never thought of having guns, have taken trainging and bought guns.
But the regime may do something even we, in our wildest guesstimates, couldn't fathom. Remember the despots motto: "He who controls the food, controls the people." (Trucks stop running - by the second say, the shelves are empty...gas stations are dry, etc. We are living in the most dangerous time for our country -
If we win, if we get the country back on track, - and a lot of folk that have been sleepwalking now have their eyes open - the current crop of ‘enemies domestic’ may go down but if we aren't vigilant - always - new ones will arise.
Freedom must be earned...over and over
I think we all understand that when the SHTF, life is going to become messy, and that a certain degree of built-in hardship will be the order of the day.
However, don’t neglect the fact that all sorts of survival instincts will kick in, including the need to secure some level of law and order, in order to ensure the survival of those you consider to be your compatriots in the fight.
It may be a rough frontier form of justice at first, and a lot of zombies will meet an untimely end, but expect some rapid and somewhat forceful organization to go in almost immediately. Cooler, more courageous heads are going to insist upon it. They’re going to make it happen, even if they have to put a few zombie heads on pikes to show they mean it.
The folks with the guns aren’t going to allow their people to starve, or to go without basic necessities, as long as they’ve got the power to keep those things running. And they will.
I wouldn't want to be in a military unit that was charged with intentionally disrupting the flow of food or other basic necessities to the people. Attempting to starve the people would instigate a response of terrible ferocity, and would seal the fates of any and all who were connected with the oppressors.
I think the people would look on such an act as a genocidal war crime. No punishment would be too great for the perpetrators of such an act, and the long arm of the people would reach into the furthest corners to find those responsible.
all he’s gotta do is take over the trucking industry =
wouldn’t be the first time he took over over an American company, would it?
In the meantime - I advise putting seed in the ground and having your own water supply
Right. And millions of starving, ARMED and ANGRY Americans won't say boo, or do a single thing about it.
Next!
Keep in mind there is less than one cop per 1000 people in most states. That cop is going to have his own family and home to worry about so don’t be expecting a lot of unique performance from your city employees.
The same goes for charity. Don’t be expecting neighbors to be feeding the hungry just because they are begging. Friends come before strangers in every society.
>>The folks with the guns aren’t going to allow their people to starve,<<
If there is no electricity and the choice is kill the dog to feed the kids, who do you want to kill the dog?
No, I won’t kill your dog.
See my post 132; if you can’t understand that, don’t ever break any laws even if they are stupid laws.
And it only took you seven days to sound out the words.
You made the list.
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