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That's the big question, for this occasion or any other for which one segment of America might be turned against Americans by our Leaders at any level. There is a precedent, however:
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, 1970. Anti-war protest, Ohio National Guard called in. I'll leave it to others here to form their own opinions as to whether protesters deserve to be killed, but part of the story here is that the 13 Americans who were shot were not at the front lines assaulting any form of LE. Bullets travel far, and these 13 were relatively far away, just going about their business. Four were killed, 9 wounded, including one who was paralyzed. One of the four dead in Ohio was a R.O.T.C. student. In very round numbers, all involved in any way might have been around 20yo then, 70yo now, some might have died from unrelated causes in the 50 yrs since. America vs. America, by order of some American. Fifty yrs later, no one has ever been prosecuted for any charge.
Man, I’m just argumentative this morning I guess....sorry.
Kent State wasn’t a precedent for what I’m talking about. That was a ragtag group of poorly trained guardsman with poor leadership and people got spooked and didn’t know who started shooting or who was shooting at who. A mess and a tragedy.
But to call for martial law across the country, with so many war veterans still under contract (inactive reserves included), would be impossible. We have seen too much already and wouldn’t be willing to bring that pain here to our home towns. In the vet groups I’m a part of, the general vibe is that there would sooner be a coup than a civil war between military/service-members and our own families.