I’ve always found it hilarious that these imbeciles really think their private arsenals will compete with those of the U. S. Government. How far do they think a 3.57 mag five-shot S&W revolver is going to get them against choppers bristling with M-60s and air-to-ground anti-personnel missiles? Or how about government drones? Even if the damned fool went to the expense of owning an unmodified assault rifle or an RPG, they’d be vaporized in seconds. What a fucking joke these people are. It’s the reason why we have Seroquel.
@ragingloli is quite right on many things above. But it’s even easier than that. Just bombard the airwaves with ridiculous shit like Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, or Ice Road Truckers, or Duck Calls, or… Jesus, just shoot me… and the morons will spend every spare hour they have sitting in front of the screen, becoming even more moronic. In the case of the first two shows, twice as many viewers (percentage per cohort population) repeatedly voted for their favorite contenders than did registered voters in the last presidential election. In the meantime, the Supreme Court makes decisions like FEC vs. Citizens United, etc., and none of the citizens react to any consequence.
Trust me, the power behind the throne is quite safe in America. They are stealing your Democracy while you are busy in front of the flat screen obsessing over this horseshit—and they are coming right through the front door in broad daylight when they do it. America has voluntarily anesthetizes itself into daily indolence by this 24/7/365 “entertainment” and it’s own citizens are criminally complicit in the dismantling of their own democracy through negligence.
There is no need for violence when there is no resistance.