>>Some may be cowards, but many, many others...not so much.<<
Too many Americans IMO are casually accepting the ongoing deprivation of rights under color of law that is continually spewn by our presidential administrations and political parties. I do not accept their premise that this loss of personal liberty as being necessary for our protection. Once removed we will never regain them without a serious battle and lots of bloodshed. How do we get these people up off their knees?
Your question was "...How do we get these people up off their knees?..."
It's a GREAT question, good brother, with a real simple answer - You won't.
So don't waste your time with those sheeple who are already on their knees. They're already a lost cause. They've lived most of their lives that way, are comfortable in their ignorance, and are beyond worrying about.
Concentrate instead on organizing and motivating the Sheepdogs who are STANDING amongst them, and begin cultivating NEW sheepdogs amongst the younger generations.
The majority of people have never been the movers and shakers of society; it's always easier to "go along, get along", and the libs know this and play it like theater.
That's why they pour the hateful viciousness on the individuals in society that dare to stand out. It's envy, pure and simple - they hate something that they could never be. They're cowards and bullies at heart, and when someone comes along that refuses to be cowed or bullied, they lose what little minds they have and go all out to break them.
Hence their porcine squeals of terror of firearms and those who own them. They know that a firearm is INSTANT EQUALITY, and in spite of all their stupid, high-sounding lib-speak rhetoric, they really don't WANT real equality - what they want is absolute and complete control; and conservatives in general, by the very nature of who we are and how we view our lives and the world around us, will always DENY them that absolute control.
So they threaten us with laws and law enforcement, with the help of rogue judges and a whole panoply of legislation designed to crush individuality, free critical thinking, and the liberty of the mind and spirit. They do this through law, through the educational institutions, through ANY available portal they can control.
True story here - I coach baseball, and the other day, I was listening to some of the kids on the team (from the public high school) talking about books they were assigned to read over the summer, and one of them mentioned that he had to read "The Joy Luck Club".
I was absolutely incredulous. I interrupted them and said "THAT is not a book for a boy to read. Suggest you read "The Red Badge of Courage" instead. Or, suggest to your teacher that if the class has to read "Joy Luck", then they should also have to read "The Red Badge of Courage" to provide literary balance. Failing that, tell your teacher, when you are asked to write a summary of it, that "The Joy Luck Club" basically sucked and you learned nothing that would be of ANY use to a young MAN".
They laughed, but it was nervously, like they were worried about what the teacher was going to say if they brought it up. They're being brainwashed into deliberate emasculation and compliance by liberal teachers and school boards.
Why? It's simple. Because emasculated boys grow up and become compliant, Good Little Sheeple. And that, my friend, is what is so sinister and contemptible about what the left is doing to our kids - right under our noses.
But these boys GOT the message; this is a book for girls, NOT young men making their way in the world, and I gave them a reference to a book that IS for young men. I also suggested some other reading as well - "Horatius at the Bridge", "Julius Caesar", "The Longest Day"...etc. Books they CLEARLY have not heard of - but have now.
I take EVERY opportunity to cultivate Sheepdogs amongst them - "Throwing a baseball is just like shooting a rifle. How many of you gentlemen have ever fired a rifle or a handgun? It's ok, raise your hand; there's no shame in it, it's a Constitutional RIGHT, and this is something every man should learn how to do..." etc. I use firearms analogies for EVERYTHING in baseball. Pitchers are "Riflemen". The team is a "Fire Team". You get the idea. I get some parents that get nervous about it - typically the mothers - but the fathers 9 times out of 10 come up and say "Excellent...good lesson. Thank you".
And yes, occassionally, I'll get a sheeple-ized dad who complains and whines to the commissioner. But see, here's the rub - the commish is a Sheepdog (former Marine), former military like most of the other coaches. And typically, that sheeple's kid won't be in the lineup next season because they won't sign him back up. It's tough, but that's just the way it is. But the plus side is, the kid STILL got the message while he was with us, and he STILL sees the other kids who also got the message.
So this is one way we STOP the next generation from living on their knees, and teach them to reach down, prove they have a pair, and stand up like good American Men.
Like their fathers and grandfathers before them.
Like Sheepdogs.