My attitude is one of clear-headed realism.
The 2nd Amendment vision of an armed uprising was always a last resort, and I recognize that time has made such an "appeal to heaven" a chancy thing to fall back on at best. I am not confident of its success, and I have no desire to see such a tragedy take place in my country even if I were.
I also recognize that in such a scenario, the tyrannical government we would be facing would most likely have come to power with the support of the majority of my fellow citizens, meaning the political and cultural battles would have already been lost. Therefore, I plan to pre-empt such a nightmare for my country by doing my best to win those battles.
The only thing I am resigning myself to is that some of those who call themselves conservatives will refuse to fight faithfully with me because they live in a world of ideology where they bear no responsibility for the consequences of their actions or inaction.
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And if that plan fails, what then, resignation to your doom?
“The only thing I am resigning myself to is that some of those who call themselves conservatives will refuse to fight faithfully with me because they live in a world of ideology where they bear no responsibility for the consequences of their actions or inaction.”
Where, oh, where has that been said to be the actions of those also willing to fight if necessary?
Being only willing to vote, write letters, run for office, but also willing to take whatever is given is nothing but cowardice. Being unwilling to put your life on the line is weak and will never be the mentality necessary to win even a political battle.
What do you do when your government is 100% out of control? Do the same thing over and over again expecting different results?
When the people no longer have an effective means enforce their demands is when revolution happens. We still have effective means but are discovering it isn’t as effective as we need.