Okay fair enough. I just try to be optimistic about things. That's why it's important to vote for the right people.
Yes, I agree. And so does Cathy Buckle in Zimbabwe, bravely checking to see if her voter registration is still valid. But sometimes that isn't enough. If the right people have fled, sometimes there isn't anything you can really do. If we become surrounded by thugs, their cohorts in government and people who allow themselves to be intimidated by them there isn't much you can do.
I think that's why the founders wrote the 2nd amendment. It's the lifeboat for freedom. It's the final backup system if everything else fails.