Re:United States to fund gun-violence research after 20-year...
by tomlockwood on Wednesday December 18, 2019 @03:59PM
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> 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.
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.