I was wondering that too, so I researched and the counterargument appears to be: - Vietnam won a war with primitive weapons against highly equipped American mi

I was wondering that too, so I researched and the counterargument appears to be: - Vietnam won a war with primitive weapons against highly equipped American military - while the government can mass murder people with tanks and rockets, it is unlikely to do so. If in 2019 there was an armed uprising against let's say Trump, it could succeed.