‘IT’S TIME FOR A 2ND REVOLUTION, YOU SAY?’

 

    The usually-quiet American majority are angry over election fraud, government overreach, and the near-constant attacks on their American way of life. They are fed up, and many are now openly discussing armed conflict with their government. Many of our brothers and sisters, friends, family, neighbors and coworkers are actually gearing up and calling for a civil war. Wait. What?! 

    Do they not remember the lessons learned from the last two times America went through that? The first-hand accounts from both the American Revolution (1775-1783) and the American Civil War (1861-1865) are absolutely ghastly. It’s the civilian population that suffers much more during such conflicts than the actual combatants do. Women, children, and the elderly suffer starvation and homelessness, as well as atrocities physically committed against their persons. Does not the prospect of your little son or baby girl going hungry for want of food, or the probability of your wife or girlfriend, mother or sister being abused and molested, give you pause? “It’s the 21st Century, you say, stuff like that doesn’t happen anymore.” Bull hockey. It can. It will. And it most certainly does still happen. A civil war is anything but civil, and it’s fought amongst your homes and places of business, with your loved ones constantly in danger. Indiscriminate gunfire and IED’s kill and maim civilians as easily as they do warriors.

    During the American Civil War alone, we suffered over 450,000 non-combatant casualties, or 2.1% of the total population of the U.S. at that time. 2.1% of today’s population would be more than 6.5 million casualties. Think about that the next time you hold your wife’s hand or kiss your kids good night.

    Mostly armed with customized AR-15’s, 1911’s, and Glocks galore, not to mention a plethora of hunting rifles and shotguns, and a beaucoup of stockpiled ammo, the patriots of today clamor for revolt. They’re hardworking, law-abiding citizens frustrated with the powers-that-be and the double standards by which they govern, and they’ve decided that enough is enough. And I get it.... I really do.

    Riddle me this, though. If this great uprising should occur, who do we ‘go after’? Who do we declare ‘the enemy’? If we say ‘the government’, does that mean our local or state officials? Or are we just talking about the Feds? The reason I ask is.... if there’s an armed uprising, then State and local authorities will be expected to respond first. Those State troopers and local law enforcement are our neighbors and kinfolk. Have you seriously thought about what you’re going to do when faced with having to kill your sister’s boy or an old classmate from high school, both of which now wear a badge and is sworn to keep the peace?

    I can hear it now. Some will undoubtedly declare “They’re either with us or they’re against us!” Stop and think about that for a second. We can’t even agree to disagree about college football or which brand of pickup truck is better. Yet, you expect everyone to agree with someone else’s timetable for armed revolt? Not likely, hotrod. So’s you best prepare yourself to have to go up against of a lot of good men and women that are equally determined that civil unrest is NOT the answer, just yet.

For the sake of argument, though, let’s just say State and local doesn’t offer any opposition, and the armed uprising heads to Washington, DC. What then? Can you picture it in your head? Thousands upon thousands of armed men and women descending upon our nation’s capitol, milling about without any clearly defined purpose; no discipline, no organization, no clear leadership. Facing those thousands are, again, equally determined men and women in law enforcement that are not only determined that civil unrest is NOT the answer, but also resentful that all of you have come to threaten their city where their families live. Add to that the hundreds of U.S. soldiers.... Army, Navy, and Marines.... that will be deployed to the city under the Insurrection Act of 1807, along with all of the advanced weaponry that is the United States military.

    Thousands of armed men and women with no discipline, no organization, and no clear leadership, that alone is clearly a recipe for disaster. The sudden wrong action or escalation on the part of one small faction within this crowd can and will doom the entire gathering to an unbelievable response from the forces arrayed against it. I for one wouldn’t want to have to face off against my nephew who’s currently serving as a rifleman or any of his brothers in the United States Marine Corps. That tough young man is a veritable badass; not to mention he carries one helluva grenade launcher.

    Another question.... what will be our objective? “What do you mean what’s our objective, you say? You know good and damn well what the objective is! It’s to stop the government from trampling our God-given rights, you say with obvious disgust.” And just exactly how do you intend to accomplish such a task? You don’t seriously expect a show of force to ‘scare’ those-in-power into doing ‘the right thing’, do you? The lack of clearly defined objectives is precisely how America has failed every major military conflict since World War II. But then, this too should be expected.... no discipline, no organization, no clear leadership.

President Donald J. Trump

    Well, then, let’s address the most fundamental of the three.... the lack of leadership. For with the right leadership, discipline and organization will inherently follow. So.... who will lead us?

    There’s only one person I’ve seen, in my lifetime, that a majority of us ordinary every-day Americans trust enough to gather behind, and that’s President Donald J. Trump. And, let’s be real about it, folks.... that man loves America way too much to allow, let alone encourage, her people to make war on its own government.

    Unless..... unless, the United States government were to openly oppress the American citizenry first, which resulted in a sudden and almost nationwide uprising of its armed populace, organized under some type of State leadership.

    Then.... and only then, could I see him involving himself in some such rebellion, by stepping forward to restore calm and return law and order to this great nation that he so dearly loves.

    Don’t get the wrong idea from all that I’ve just brought up. I’m not a lot different than many of you. I’ll not be put upon by anyone, be it another man or an over oppressive government. And, I have no intention of standing idly by while my rights are taken away, either. I just have no desire to enter into something as momentous as open rebellion without it being an absolute last resort. Should the time come that I have no other choice, then I will follow in my ancestors’ footsteps, take down my rifle, and wage war with a vengeance. A reluctant and reflective warrior I may be, but a warrior none the less.

    Until that time, though, I will vote. I will hound my legislators with hand-written correspondence. And, I will trust that the Good Lord continues to watch over this great nation of ours just as he always has.

 God Bless America!

This quote is as relevant, today, as it was back in 1860:

    “You people of the South don't know what you are doing. This country will be drenched in blood, and God only knows how it will end. It is all folly, madness, a crime against civilization! You people speak so lightly of war; you don't know what you're talking about. War is a terrible thing!“

    - Comments by William Tecumseh Sherman, a soon-to-be General in the Union Army, to Prof. David F. Boyd at the Louisiana State Seminary (24 December 1860)