They’d have a tough time if they crossed us old VN combat vets and a worst time with the younger combat vets.
Perhaps. See what happened to people who just peacefully assembled on January 6. Moreover this constantly repeated myth that veterans will rise in masses to confront heavily armed full spectrum military forces is worse than silly and people should stop using it as a comforting fairy tale. The only way armed resistance will happen is slowly in areas such as eastern Kentucky where there is a culture of self reliance and dislike of government. It would start over some immediate issue such as civil disarmament and the national guard demanding heavy support because of persistent sniping. Once the Army is sent to suppress a state of insurrection the normal template of mass arrests and property destruction will help foment a real resistance movement which will grind on indefinitely. But this myth that suburban vets will spontaneously rush out to defeat heavily armed regular army units is a silly myth.
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