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They can slaughter 1 mill iraqis no problem. They can manipulate thousands of Americans to die in Iraq no problem. They can 'indirectly' kill 5000 americans in the world trade centre no problem.

But they cannot directly kill even just a couple of Americans without undertaking risk. And that risk multiplies extremely fast even on low death counts. If a revolt is so large that they have to kill a lot, then all that often does is create a bigger revolt. It's extremely risky for them and those who have power never feel comfortable risking it. This is why they pour so much into psychological warfare to make you fear the state. They want you to think it's all powerful and you are puny against it. But it's not quite true. They are constantly fretting over even the tiniest of sparks because they know how quickly a flame could catch to burn them.

They can slaughter 1 mill iraqis no problem. They can manipulate thousands of Americans to die in Iraq no problem. They can 'indirectly' kill 5000 americans in the world trade centre no problem. But they cannot directly kill even just a couple of Americans without undertaking risk. And that risk multiplies extremely fast even on low death counts. If a revolt is so large that they have to kill a lot, then all that often does is create a bigger revolt. It's extremely risky for them and those who have power never feel comfortable risking it. This is why they pour so much into psychological warfare to make you fear the state. They want you to think it's all powerful and you are puny against it. But it's not quite true. They are constantly fretting over even the tiniest of sparks because they know how quickly a flame could catch to burn them.

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Some time ago, when large monetary shortages were announced here in commiefornia, it was also announced there was a hiring freeze for the highway patrol. I did a little digging, and it dawned on me just how pathetically few police officers there are on our forces.

I would imagine a well organized group of about 50-100 people could easily overwhelm the police force in a town of about 60,000 people. Of course this would require planning, and a lot of distraction. But I’m sure it could be done.

Now, organizing 50-100 people isn’t an easy task. But that’s only two tenths of a percent of the population. And if such a stunt were pulled, how many of those officers would defect or quit, realizing they were on the losing end?

There are not a lot of cops out there. We are cowed by the idea of being punished. But getting caught - especially when things have been planned - is a totally different matter. And still, to this day with all of our surveillance and digital mastery, half of all murders go entirely unsolved. HALF. Why? Largely because there aren’t enough cops to do the work.

[–] [deleted] • 0 pt

My district of Puna is 500 square miles. We have 10 police officers assigned to this district and the county has found it impossible to hire more.

There are already subdivisions where they are too chicken shit to respond to calls in regular times. If things become politically unstable, I guarantee they will abandon any duties outside the safety of town.

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Ya I bet it’s like that in a lot of places.