Americans do not equal UNARMED russian peasants.
They had no history of fighting for freedom.
The old jokes about oiling the guns in the garden are much more recent, and Canadian.
I've studied Russian humor. I'm familiar with it.
A large percentage of the male population of BOTH sides were killed during the American Civil War. The North's industrial base saved the north. That's not the case today. The government is more likely to cave.
No.
The US government doesn't have the logistics to perform a military clampdown on the entire country.
And the recent Nevada incident proved that fly-over country won't put up with them trying.
/johnny
When was the last time the U.S. citizenry fought for its freedom?
Interesting that just now Obama's drive to gut the military is picking up speed. Almost like he doesn't want a capable military around...