A 2nd Revolution?

[Bailey Guns]

While watching the Thomas Paine video linked to from another thread, I noticed he mentioned a 2nd revolution. I've also heard talk lately that it's time for another revolution.

That got me to thinking. Now, this is simply a hypothetical question and I certainly DO NOT advocate overthrowing the government through violent or unlawful means. But...

...in your mind, how and where would a real, violent overthrow of a particular administration start? Seriously...what would someone do to gather the support and massive amount of resources something on this scale would require?

I've read the book "Unintended Consequences" and was fascinated by the way the "revolution" played out in the author's scenario. For those not familiar with the book, first off, read it! It's a must-read for any serious gun owner concerned with maintaining our rights and freedoms. But in the book, the hero basically starts assassinating people at different levels of government to get the message across. The movement swells and, well...just read the book.

At any rate, let's just say you had the task of planning the next revolution. How would you do it?

[ChunkyMonkey]

It's much less costly to educate as many people around you and to actively ask those who agrees with our principle to VOTE. The sheeple are the ones who allow this country to slide further left each day -- not the smaller number of the loud left.

[Bailey Guns]

Yeah, voting is great and all...but that doesn't really answer the question.

[gnihcraes]

...and I could be not so smart about this... but a friend is asking me about joining a militia? He says that he's heard there are militias being setup everywhere, but they are extremely quiet and hard to find... so maybe this has something to do with the next revolution? Underground or hidden militias being populated...

[Dr_Fwd]

Big Brother is watching us!

[PogoManiac7]

The side that is violent first will be the bad guys.

If any sort of revolution would happen it would have to start in response to some gross overstepping of government. If not it would fail and doom the United States forever.

[kidicarus13]

At any rate, let's just say you had the task of planning the next revolution. How would you do it?

Bueller?... Bueller?... Bueller?...

[GreenScoutII]

Yes, Unintended Consequenses was a great book. Ross could have left out the ass rape part, but other than that, a great book indeed..

I don't know what circumstances would cause the American people to revolt and forcibly overthrow the government. I think most of us are far too busy just trying to keep our heads above water financially to even notice whats going on around us. I think this is a deliberate design. I don't really believe the New World Order conspiracy theories, but it does seem like there is a concerted effort to divert the attention of the public away from serious consideration of just how far we've drifted from our founding principals.

We are allowing our rights and freedoms to be stripped from us a little at a time. We have forgotten that the origional tea party was over a 2 % tax. We effectively pay better than half our incomes in taxes, fees, and surcharges now. We seem to be a people obsessed with telling others what they can and cannot do. We waste time, money and energy fighting over weather marijuana should be legalized, or weather gays should be allowed to marry for example. We fail to notice that we shipped virtually all of our heavy industrial manufacturing capacity to China. Or, if we do notice, we buy the bullshit line we are fed that it is too expensive to build anything here anymore..

Ok, I'm starting to rant, so I'll shut up soon.

Let me just say, until we can recognize what is really happening around us and more importantly, why, there will be no revolution of any kind.

[Elhuero]

I wouldn't even begin to speculate.

[Graves]

These days The word "Treason" comes to mind.