"It is interesting to hear certain kinds of people insist that the citizen cannot fight the government. This would have been news to the men of Lexington and Concord, as well as the Mujahedeen in Afghanistan. The citizen most certainly can fight the government, and usually wins when he tries. Organized national armies are useful primarily for fighting against other organized national armies. When they try to fight against the people, they find themselves at a very serious disadvantage. If you will just look around at the state of the world today, you will see that the guerrilla has the upper hand. Irregulars usually defeat regulars, providing they have the will. Such fighting is horrible to contemplate, but will continue to dominate brute strength."
Jeff Cooper
1920 - 2006
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3 comments:
I've never understood the belief that we are powerless to stand up to our government. The American Revolution was fought against the most powerful military nation in the world.
The colonist were pushed, pushed, pushed. Then they pushed back.
I don't understand it either Mike, but I continually meet people who are mired in the idea that you can't fight Leviathan.
It also depends where our individual line in the sand is.
Personally, I will not give one more inch.
Bob
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