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Liberal supreme court justices’ dissents reveal concerns that the US faces a crisis
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Oh right like the US military hasn't lost a bunch of wars against barely-trained insurgents over the last idk better part of a century
Fuck outta here with this soldier worship rhetoric
The fuck you think you're going to do there, Rambo? You think you're gonna win a firefight against SWAT agents armed to the teeth? You think a bunch of neighbors are gonna come to help you and turn it into a modern day shootout at the OK corral?
And if you do, what do you think the result's gonna be? Do you think if you just wait it out, it's like GTA 5 where your wanted level will just go away in a few minutes? That they'll all just say "Aw, shucks" and give up? What's gonna happen is that they're going to call for even more reinforcements who have more weapons, armor, and attack dogs. The best possible outcome for you is being dragged out after taking a few non-lethal shots and charged with murder/attempted murder of whatever cops you shot. The worst is that they'd be removing the splattermark that used to be you and anything that so much as twitched in the house off the walls with a squeegee.
This assumes you even see them coming. Most likely they're just gonna raid your house while you're out cold at like 2 in the morning, giving you exactly zero seconds to even try reaching for the weapon you think you're gonna be able to use. You're not gonna be standing tall against tyranny making a stand defending your home. You'll be dragged out of the house in your underwear at about 2:01, hoping that they didn't shoot your pet hamster for casting a menacing shadow in the process. And that's the good outcome.
Life isn't an action movie. You are not Rambo. You are not John Connor. If you were in that situation, you would do exactly two things: 1) Shit your pants, 2) Repeat.
They won't even be dragged out of a house in the middle of the night.
The house will be obliterated by a reaper drone from miles away.