....to the effect of: "The world will not end with a bang, but with a whimper."

If the evil elite simply forced marshal law tomorrow and began rolling main battle tanks down the streets of every city in the USA, in a matter of hours there would be rioting in every street in the nation. If they move slower...make the martial law subjective at first.... Distract the people with crises (real or imaginary) that command their attention. "Show a raunchy scandal in the news and you can float a destroyer down Pennsylvania Ave. without anyone to notice." If they move slower, they'll get what they want in the end....that's how I would do it....

Background: The short version is that many/most of the founding fathers met rather distasteful ends. At least a few were hanged by the British for treason.

That being said, the forces against us have ways and means of tracking not just us but everyone, that the founding fathers couldn't have even dreamed of.... To make matters worse, our loved ones will be put in harm's way too-- if for no other reason than because they have leverage over us to make us behave like good little citizens....

My question is this: "At what point do we forsake our lives and our loved ones in defense of our countrymen?"

In light if his or her own circumstances, each of us must make his or her own choice.... Commentary on when to stop just preparing and when to start DOING (openly confronting the evil elite) would be welcome....

That being said: "Willingness without Action is a Fantasy."