I think kinda like this:
Not too many bullets should be necessary. One side controls all the food, water and energy.
"If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by."- Sun Tzu
Posted on 06/30/2022 6:35:41 PM PDT by yesthatjallen
A new University of Chicago poll found that over a quarter of a deeply alienated American public, particularly those who identify as Republican, believe that it may “soon be necessary to take up arms” against the government,
The poll, a collaboration between Republican and Democratic pollsters Neil Newhouse and Joel Benenson, respectively, surveyed 1,000 registered voters around the U.S.. A slight majority of those, 56%, said they believed the government was corrupt and “rigged against everyday people like me,” with self-identified Republicans polling substantially higher on that question than Democrats.
In total, 28% of voters agreed with the statement “it may be necessary at some point soon for citizens to take up arms against the government.” That skewed heavily toward Republicans, with one in three Republicans and 45% of self-identified “strong Republicans” agreeing with the statement. The GOP doesn’t hold a monopoly on the sentiment, though – one in five Democrats agreed, as did 35% of self-identified independent voters.
The belief in armed resistance was loosely correlated with actual gun ownership. About 37% of those who said they had guns in their homes also agreed with the “taking up arms” statement.
“These really are stunning results, that really go to the depth of the nation’s partisan divide and the extent to which Americans really don’t trust the media to provide unbiased information,” Newhouse said in an interview. “The bottom line is, it’s worse out there than we thought.”
Newhouse also pointed to the impact of political divides on Americans’ personal lives.
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Perhaps some more Hessians? That didn't work so well last time.
I think kinda like this:
Not too many bullets should be necessary. One side controls all the food, water and energy.
"If you wait by the river long enough, the bodies of your enemies will float by."- Sun Tzu
Bill Gates and China?
I live in a county with a sheriff who has publicly stated on numerous occasions that he will not enforce gun confiscation laws. As far as the military is concerned, one in three is not an overwhelming stat, even if it is accurate. It’s one thing to shoot at foreign civilians in combat and quite another to shoot at mom etc.
Well it’s not like it never happened before.
;^)
“You need to have a chat with a few modern-day grunts. About 1/3 of the ones I ask reply with something like: “..well, orders are orders..”
33% is about right. Both surveys and recent civil wars confirm that number. However, that 33% is made up of boots and flag staff officers. When going against the 66% who will defend their families against tyrants, the one-third are slaughtered.
The recent civil war in Libya confirmed that the 33% didn’t stand a chance on the battlefield.
I also live in such a county. Although anecdotal, this is indeed a concerning stat to me since I speak to many of them on a regular basis. In their eyes, they won't be shooting at mom and pop. They will be shooting at "the enemy." Remember, these aren't the cream of the crop when it comes to academic achievement, and a highly structured environment with someone telling them what to do is what keeps them happy and functioning. When you ask them about taking the covid vax, their response is: "No problem - anything for my country."
The democrats already have their terror groups taking up arms against America. The riots, looting, inner city violent, is exclusively democrat party oriented.
Hypnosis is Rampant,
“ One side controls all the food, water and energy.”
Yes, but be very careful…the other side controls ALL the money…and has millions of mercenaries already on the public payroll.
This would not go as anyone can surmise at this point.
from link:
In one America the elites and their fellow-travelers in the upper classes have hypocritically abandoned virtually all morality in their single-minded pursuit of shallow hedonism, wealth and fame. They are increasingly agnostic, they unabashedly promote sexual exploitation of children, they approve of abortion up to the point of birth and they justify any immoral or unethical means to achieve their ends, among which is the coerced imposition of their immorality upon the rest of society. As a by-product of their allies in the media and entertainment establishment promoting their immorality, a recent poll indicated that 50% of Americans rated the nation’s moral values as poor and getting increasingly worse.
While in the other America the vast majority of the citizenry (81%) believe in God, they recognize that belief in God or a religion is not a necessity in understanding the importance of morality and living a moral life. That morality is the underlying basis of a free society. Without morality, and its emphasis on respect for life, freedom is extinguished. These two diametrically opposed views of morality cannot co-exist in the same society.
These two countries within a country can no longer maintain their increasingly tenuous and potentially volatile relationship. We as a nation are at that defining moment when one side has to win and the other lose; there is no middle ground. The era of conservatives, Libertarians and middle-of-the-road Americans seeking accommodation with the left and the ruling class has ended, whether they want it to be or not as more than half of the American citizenry agrees with the statement: “U.S. democracy is at risk of extinction” and only 26% believe it will survive.
In order for America as founded to win without either side resorting to dissolution or potential violence, the lifelines of the ruling elites/radical left must be severed and their political clout fully marginalized.
The recent focus on starting “conservative” news media must give way to focusing instead on new entertainment media in order to undercut the existing left-wing entertainment outlets. After boycotts and loss of audience have taken their financial toll, these and failing news media companies should be acquired. “Politically correct” corporations must suffer the financial consequences of pandering to the left through boycotts, media messaging and the targeted take-over of their boards of directors. Government funding for “woke” universities must be dramatically reduced and eventually eliminated.
The transformation of the Republican Party, begun by President Trump, must continue until the party is purged of all elected politicians and administrators not willing to unconditionally fight for the soul of the country. A determined and concerted effort must be waged in the state houses to make certain elections are fair and free of fraud. Voter turnout for all local, State and Federal elections must exceed historical averages as like-minded politicians must be selected in primaries and the general elections.
Lastly, instead of reveling in their independence and standing on the sidelines mindlessly throwing rocks, Libertarians and other like-minded factions must join in the battle and unconditionally ally themselves with conservatives, Republicans and moderate voters who wish to preserve this country as founded.
If not, then the country we all know and love will be no more.
I will never publicly voice that opinion. The feds are just waiting to red flag people who do.
I understand your points. I was just considering that when soldiers are fighting against their fellow citizens they may not only be shooting at their own relatives etc., but at those of their comrades in arms as well. I hope it never comes to this point.
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If I were writing a novel, the first attacks would be against a major news network.
I think it is MUCH higher than that.
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