Do you seriously think the military will glass its own means of logistics? Roads, rails etc? It will be boots on the ground, junction-to-junction, suburb-to-suburb. And the national guard/ active personnel will just follow orders when it comes to shooting their own?
If Americans decide to go full gung-ho and rise up against their government then they will most likely win, if you can even claim victory in a fight where brother kills brother, father kills son or neighbor kills neighbor. (No one really wins here)
1. Given that the last six to seven years have been about ideological divides with a mutual hatred and animosity between two arch enemies itching for a reason to show Minecraft skills to their enemies without guilt or reprucissions, I believe that yes. Yes to all of your questions.
2. “Will people be forced to open fire on their own”? I saw this with the trucker convoy: everyone banks on the cops seeing the light and joining the protestors, leading to a bigger force coming in to stop the saga and making the government look more authoritarian and evil and begin the revolution that’ll see Trudeau out of office. Instead, cops make arrests and everyone goes full on ACAB and accuses police of being jackboot thugs caring more about pensions and other perks than doing the right thing and helping their fellow common man.
And again, ideological lines. I can easily see the Biden Administration getting recruits when it comes to saying “We are at war with the right wing” since that just means that it’s open season now.
So if Americans rise up, they’ll be facing a military probably filled with rabid and hungry dogs along with grunts just trying to make ends meet and make the most of benefits that come with retirement or an honorable discharge that probably won’t be subject to a Jedi Mind Trick by some Wolverines.
Also, some people just want to get through their day, so it’s not like everyone’s going to just drop everything to join a militia.
Which Americans? You don’t go full hung-go without someone coordinating the whole thing. You people forget that civil wars and revolutions don’t just happen randomly, it’s the result of a careful years or months long work.
And then you realize that you’re in an actual civil war and you now have to put your money where your mouth is. And remember: no plan survives contact with the enemy.
Too bad the spineless losers running NY outlawed the death penalty
I believe someone mentioned that if federal hate crimes come in, then the death penalty is on the table, assuming he doesn’t take a deal.