this is basically what I picture in my head whenever I hear people around here talking about taking on the government in a revolt it’s not that I don’t want to do that but this is what I imagine will happen

Then everything is going according to their plan.
If we never fight back, they can keep doing as they please with no resistance.

“The revolution will be bloodless if the left allows it”.

The problem is, they’re already doing it right now and we don’t even have a rebellion to show for it.
If I’m going to get gunned down in the streets, I want to have earned it.

Yeah. If they come for me I’m gonna make sure that they’re not the only ones bringing guns to the fight. That doesn’t mean I’ll do any damage to them, but I’m screwed either way.

If enough people do that, enough of us will get lucky shots in before we get dropped. We have the numbers on our side.