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Self defense is the general principle, and one of the things it offers is independence from the police. A long time ago maybe that meant not having police at a

• cryptonector 6y ago
  Armed revolt certainly can be good, though it can also be bad, and the victors will decide. For example, the Founders were traitors to the British, and all then-still-alive ones would have hung if the War had been lost. That means if you're going to have an armed revolt, you'll want to make sure you win. Even now we're far from what you have in mind. Civil war ideation is probably not productive at this time nor generally -- let it always be a remote possibility, possible, yes, but remote and unwanted. We're seeing a fair bit of legislative and social change right now, and we can expect more; there's no need to start killing people or threatening to or fantasizing about it.
  • jeffdavis 6y ago
    Why do you think I want a violent revolt? If you can protect yourself, you can simply (along with fellow voters) abolish the police. Once they stop getting paychecks, they will go home peacefully. Without private gun ownership, abolishing the police would be too painful because you'd be at the mercy of the strongest criminals. Private gun ownership at least affords some protecting while you reform.