Mudgeon t1_jebniv8 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 8:56 PM

Reply to comment by Chaiyns in Could Life extension help with demographic collapse? by samwell_4548

Redistribution of wealth and governmental restructuring have almost always come as a result of violent revolution. I worry a lot about what a true revolution would mean for the US with the destructive capabilities of modern weapons.

Chaiyns t1_jebqhi4 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:15 PM

Historically yes, but that doesn't make it a requirement for the future, there's really no need for the greed and violence but here we are.

Aren't most of the big time destructive weapons down south (I'm Canadian) kept pretty much under federal lock and key to prevent that sort of thing?

I understand a great many people own small arms but do you think revolution down there would actually get to being much bigger than that destructive?

Mudgeon t1_jebt9i8 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:34 PM

Even our small arms are much more destructive than the last time there was a true revolution in a first world country. Fairly common assault rifles have been used to kill hundreds of people in the US.

loose_translation t1_jebs079 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:25 PM

I don't see a world where this happens in the US. The divide between right and left is so extreme that they will never unite to fight the rich.

YakComplete3569 t1_jeftulq wrote on March 31, 2023 at 6:24 PM

Gun control. Paramilitary police forces. Drones. Thermal. Organizations that watch and track everybody and flag certain individuals. Chances of a revolution in the United States is pretty slim to none. All those AR-15s and shit are just popguns when armored police come through your walls. Or a national guard tank. Yea there are a lot of capable modern weapons but who has them? People are joking about T-55's but it is still a tank and if your squad doesn't have an anti-tank weapon then you still are at a disadvantage. There is a country recently that had about 2 million students protest. Just a protest. Almost all of them have disappeared. So those who think they are going to start a revolution in today's information age, you will be squashed before you are big enough to make an impact. In almost any country.