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Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year... by AnthonyMouse on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @01:35PM (#21827784)
You may recall they did manage to put up quite a fight once upon a time. But an insurgency requires a sufficient number of people who feel strongly enough to take up arms. I think if you did a poll today you'd find that the pro-slavery contingent is well below the threshold.
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Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year... by tomlockwood on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @03:59PM (#21829386)
> You may recall they did manage to put up quite a fight once upon a time.

If I recall correctly they both lost and lost their rights - whether we consider those rights the right to own slaves or leave the union.

> But an insurgency requires a sufficient number of people who feel strongly enough to take up arms.

Not true. "The accidental guerilla" by David Kilcullen is a great book on this idea. I'm wondering though for what reason you feel the confederates felt less strongly than gun owners do today.

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