So you expect us, by ourselves or with some civilian help, to mount a coup de etat against the most powerful war machine and police system in the history of mankind? They have weapons you’ve never even dreamed of. I know, because they were on the drawing boards way back when I was in. They have underground transportation systems, nuclear power, aircraft decades ahead of what you see at the airport and other vehicles which make a mockery of those heavy POS that they’re giving away to the local Barney Fifes. And more. It may come to that, but if you think it’s going to be a replay of the Philippines, Egypt, Libya or some Central American revolt, think again. Trillions of dollars have gone into getting ready. TRILLIONS!
I was talking about what should have been done, ideally through the politically process, so that it never got this point.
As a very last resort, Bush should have gotten more support than he did to at least take a baby step toward easing our way out of this coming conflict/crunch.
And I kind of take issue with Baby Boomers saying that the burden is now on younger people to fix this, when they had decades to do so.
The projections aren’t new - too many Americans just chose to pay them a little mind, then shrug and go about their business.
Not expecting a coup d’etat at all - too many Americans are couch potatoes now. The Tea Party’s pretenses aside, Americans today are not the Americans of 1776 or the Americans of WWII. Not by a long shot. It’s not just about the politicians - their character is representative of the character of the people they represent.