The most dangerous man is one who has nothing to lose. When you take everything a he has, he then becomes that man.
Most people will curl into a fetal position. But a few won’t. If some of those few happen to have the skills and the “gear”, then a bump appears in the road on the way to the government’s total oppression.
I am of the opinion that if/when such resistance manifests itself, a sizable number (the majority) of Americans are going to throw their lot in with the government. 40% of the people in the US will be positively AOK with the feds taking out resistors. A lot of the remaining will either comply out of fear or simply (like some in laws I have) not care because they think they will not be affected. My BIL has “gotten his” and doesn’t give a good damn what happens as long as he thinks none of the sh1t is going to land on him. Which he already believes.
He is in for a rude awakening.