Total Survivalist Libertarian Rantfest

“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.” — Robert A. Heinlein

Friday, July 29, 2011

Insurgencies

Insurgencies are an interesting thing. The best definition I have ever heard labels insurgencies as 'an armed competition for the support of the populace'. Instead of using votes or the political structure of the place insurgents use force. Sometimes they use force because the political structure does not allow for bottom up change even when a significant percentage of the population desires it (example South Africa under apartheid) or because the majority of the population does not
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1 comments:

Arsenius the Hermit said...

If things keep going down the toilet here in the U.S. we may get to see insurgency first hand. I'd be all for it if I could figure out a way to do it without getting killed or thrown into the federal prison.

July 30, 2011 12:19 PM

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