Most people, especially gov’t/elite worshipping leftists, are appalled at the notion that those in power would seek even more power through mass murder.
But they will, and historically, it’s proven that it is ENTIRELY likely that they will.
What I find interesting coming from my liberal friends is their total lack of acceptance that a government could turn on its people to the point that the people would feel compelled to fight back. I always get the eye roll, OMG sigh and the ‘it’s not the 18th century anymore’ comment.
True. Good observation. I have noticed in my lib friends a tendency to dismiss the recurring dark realities of human nature by an appeal to evolution. My staunch lib friend at work firmly believes humankind will evolve into a weaponless peaceful race bent on creating new habitats for humanity, colonizing Mars and beyond. The Star Trek psychosis. But as a Christian, I don’t see human nature getting better and better, not without the miraculous intervention of God, and even then, only on His terms and His time table. I think that difference in vision is central to understanding the conflict between liberals and conservatives, and we would do well to address it in our conservative apologetics.