“All they would need to do is make an example of a few, highly visible patriots by taking them out, and any possible uprising would be immediately squelched. People here have no concept of sacrificing their lives for the long-term good of the country. We are many decades removed from that level of patriotism.”
I assume that you are speaking for yourself here, not anyone else. You do not speak for me or many of my friends.
I speak for the country. What few isolated areas of rebellion would be easily defeated.