"... may spend a disproportionate amount of time thinking up ways of protecting themselves from their persecutors."
the naivete is astonishing……many cops are union thugs first now. Many are anti second amendment now. Many harrass tea party groups now. Many think the “protect and serve” mantra is a joke. Many mock the idea they “work for us”
If you don’t see this, and don’t see the connection between this and the ATF buying ammo, the IRS arming themselves, the IRS targeting conservatives, the BLM having an army - then you perhaps are over your head on a political forum.