Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
Pentagon memo details plan to train over 20,000 national guard members across the US to carry out Trump’s order on subduing civil unrest
I thought the same way until I read about the 2024 Venezuela presidential election.
Maduro created an alternative government body to subvert the existing parliament and had judges on his side that said it was legal for him to do this. That allowed him to consolidate more power and further secure his position as a dictator.
Even though everyone in Venezuela and across the world can see this blatant corruption, there’s little the people can legally do about it, because the government doesn’t work for them anymore. And you can see similar things happening in America. The gerrymandering of states, the use of military force on the citizenry, the threats of changing electoral laws, etc.
It happened there, and it can definitely happen here if we let it. That’s why its important we continue to protest, stand up, and make our voices heard lest we wind up like Venezuela or worse. That needs to be our cautionary tale, not our playbook.
No, no, It Can’t Happen Here.
120 guns per 100 people in the US. Venezuela? 18.5 guns per 100 people.
I’m not saying it would or should come to that, but if it did Americans are armed.
I think that’s a good point. Americans are heavily armed and those that are generally know how to use them, however a gun alone is not enough. You need to have the will and desire to use it.
How many Americans do you believe will do that?
How many Americans could even hold their own against a lightly armored squad?
I just don’t believe in the fantasy of American citizens fighting the US government with their pistols and hunting rifles. I think that’s a story they sell us to make us feel like we have power.
That goes back to my original point of multiple fronts.
Some Americans have a lot of guns. A lot of Americans have no guns.
The problem is, 100 of those guns belong to one guy. And he doesn’t wanna share.