As ive said in other comments, I think the their power is foundationally based on propaganda. I think censorship resistant methods of communication and other cy

As ive said in other comments, I think the their power is foundationally based on propaganda. I think censorship resistant methods of communication and other cypherpunk tools are probably more relevant in the day to day of fighting government overreach; I just think guns are something of a prerequisite for that process to work. Yes, there is always the possibility that the government starts nuking citizens for challenging their power, which is why it is important that any revolution takes place peacefully. I wouldnt suggest anyone willingly enter an armed conflict with the government for a variety of reasons. For example, you are likely being played, after Maos revolution all the revolutionaries got sent to the hills to be worked to death. Another one would be your own information horizon being manipulated, youve just walked into Gretchen whitmers office thinking there is a huge militia ready to follow in your footsteps, you only need to light the match! Violence sucks, blood calls for more blood and errodes the social fabric; there are USSR officials still collecting pensions in exchange for getting out of the way. Or we could get nuked. So yes, it does require some more forethought than "weve got guns so we are just going to fight the government", however there already exists an understanding of this, evidenced by the fact that they are only catching the mentally stunted in entrapment schemes.