What I see in the U.S. is a massively growing block of explosive.
-An entire generation of college graduates buried under debt with dismal job opportunities
-An entire agriculture industry that fucks over individual farmers
-A capitalist system that's managed to crush unions and force previously unionized workers into pay and benefit cuts, for no other reason than inflated bonuses for executives
-A military force that's been mobilized for two of the longest wars in u.s. history, the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, for reasons that are dubious at best
-the destruction of the middle class
-an entire generation of disenfranchised men
Who am I missing? I'm sure there are too many to list. Revolts have started for less, but there's a fundamental difference; the standard of living. The only thing I see missing here, the spark to ignite the flame, is the fact that conditions here just aren't bad enough. Far from it actually. It's only when we see thousands of men lining up at soup kitchens will any real revolt take place.
All the RVFers that talk about "loading up on ammunition" in that scenario...I get it and I agree somewhat. I think if things ever get to that level of violence, most of it will be direct at the "nobility class".
-An entire generation of college graduates buried under debt with dismal job opportunities
-An entire agriculture industry that fucks over individual farmers
-A capitalist system that's managed to crush unions and force previously unionized workers into pay and benefit cuts, for no other reason than inflated bonuses for executives
-A military force that's been mobilized for two of the longest wars in u.s. history, the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, for reasons that are dubious at best
-the destruction of the middle class
-an entire generation of disenfranchised men
Who am I missing? I'm sure there are too many to list. Revolts have started for less, but there's a fundamental difference; the standard of living. The only thing I see missing here, the spark to ignite the flame, is the fact that conditions here just aren't bad enough. Far from it actually. It's only when we see thousands of men lining up at soup kitchens will any real revolt take place.
All the RVFers that talk about "loading up on ammunition" in that scenario...I get it and I agree somewhat. I think if things ever get to that level of violence, most of it will be direct at the "nobility class".