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In the USA at least, the population has been completely unable to resist the state since the Civil War.
by rms 17y ago
In the USA at least, the population has been completely unable to resist the state since the Civil War.
- philwelch 17y agoHow do you figure that? The Civil War demonstrated nothing of the kind. It only showed that if you split both the populace and the military establishment in two, the side that has more railroads, factories, and soldiers is going to win.
- nuclear_eclipse 17y agoI think the fact that the National Guard consists of nothing but fewer, lesser-trained soldiers with aging, outdated weapons/technology is a pretty good indicator that the population would never be able to take on the full might of the federal military branches.
- gaius 17y agoTwo words: Posse Comitatus
- krakensden 17y agoWhy do you think it would work like that? The model would probably be the IRA and gang warfare, not defined territory and set piece battles...
- philwelch 17y agoThe full might of the federal military had trouble with Iraqis and Vietnamese.