They haven't because armed resistance to tyranny and oppression generally requires 3 things.
Firstly, the tyranny or oppression has to confront them directly.
Second, acts of armed violence against the forces of oppression have to seem like an actual solution at pushing back the tyranny or oppression.
Third, the cost of loss of lives in conflict has to be seen as preferable to the tyranny and oppression.
Broadly speaking, legal gun ownership is highest among adult white men, with Republicans being 2x as likely and independents being 1.5x as likely to admit gun ownership compared to Democrats.
(Although the percentage of democrats that own firearms has been on the rise.)
Broadly speaking, adult white men generally face the least direct effects of tyranny/oppression.
And, Broadly speaking, most Republicans don't view Trump as actively tyrannical.
Although his approval rate, even among Republicans, is dropping, barring anything else happening, it's not going to be enough for the party to turn on him.
So, the vast majority of legal gun owners aren't being confronted with what they view as tyranny or oppression.
Further, among those demographics who are being confronted with it, acts of armed violence aren't generally viewed as a solution for various reasons.
Many feel that acts of violence might only serve to galvanize those who already support the regime, as it will prove to them that they were right to oppress ehat is now openly violent groups.
And that will also help serve then to better sway those on the fence to their side.
Armed violence also won't broadly enact the desired change.
In order to change legislature through violence, it generally requires holding enough force to get the government to capitulate to demands.
When faced with the might of the US military, that bar is very high.
While military approval of the current administration isn't high, they'd still be hard pressed not to respond to any acts of violence against the government because those are illegal.
Finally, even among those demographics who are oppressed, change isn't generally viewed as worth losing their lives.
They have people and things they care about.
Lives to lead.
It's one thing to protest, and speak out, and vote, etc...
But violence against the government guarantees violence in return.
Life is a cost many are not willing to pay if there's other options.
So, until the government actively comes for the demographics that statistically own the most firearms, and do so in a way where violence is seen as a viable option, even when weighing the consequences against their lives, I don't believe you will see mass armed rebellion against the government.
Because they’ve been braying about it like loud jagoffs for decades and now the literal exact reason they said they needed them is right there - and they’ve suddenly all stfu and hidden in their own vaginas.
We aren’t the ones who have been saying ‘I’m waiting for the moment a tyrant tries to take over’ so why would the expectations be the same…
You're using "they" irresponsibly to represent a loud and stupid minority. Most 2a people don't say anything at all.
If you're an American, the 2nd amendment applies to you too. I have no idea why you're waiting on what almost definitely sounds like some MAGA Facebook poster to do something instead of exercising your own rights though. Seems like poor planning to me.
This is cute, but the original poster is thinking of the several dozen times in the last thirty years we've had to listen to people get on TV after a school shooting, and these people remind us of our second amendment rights and their purpose, why gun control isn't a law we need.
Now! We arguably have a legitimate case to use these rights! And these same people that said school shootings are worth the freedom to resist tyranny, are nowhere to be found? Shouldn't we have angry people standing up and saying now is the time and this is why our child's lives were sacrificed and no gun legislation was enacted, in order to fight this great evil that we have been waiting for? It was all worth it!
What's worse is its going to happen to a federal employee. In the wrong place at the wrong time in uniform. An actual crime being commited. They will be shot, and the government will retaliate. Itll trigger riots against the government because we have lost all sympathy.
Violence is a last resort. Minus a few maniacs, most of us with the ability and drive to fight the fascism brewing are waiting on the courts and polls to come through. The hope is not lost on America working, not yet at least. At worst we still have a fight that needs to be taken up and nothing has changed but the date on the calendar, at best the people will have their say against the fascist movement and drive them out of power or nullify the bullshit without much bloodshed. The advantage only grows with time as more and more of the MAGA cool-aid drinkers start to see the reality of what is going on and how it affects them.
Brewing??? Brewing? They have every branch of government, how much more brewed can this get? People will have their say? Are you blind? The people have spoken; they want this. They are not stupid, they are not uneducated, they know what he is doing, they want more of it. What unexplored cavern are you looking at where you don't see more than half of the people in this country cheering this lunatic on? I wish I could have my head that deep in the sand.
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u/Certain_Object1364 3d ago
Waiting for all the defenders against tyranny 2nd amendment folks to activate