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On the subject of starving, we're of course not there yet (at the same scale). But have you seen what's going on in this country with affordability under this regime? Things on that front aren't really going in a favorable direction...

But I think your broader point is that there were often "mitigating" factors coincident with any nonviolent revolution in history then helped nudge it along, and with that I would agree. The question for us is whether any such factors (maybe ones specific to our country instead of specific to these past revolutions) are either present here now or about to be present here.

I will pick on your point about more size equaling more cops, etc. The U.S. is one of the biggest countries by area, but it ranks below South Korea, Iran, and Lithuania for police officers per capita. In fact, I'd argue that because of its size, there just aren't enough police to patrol the entire area of the country.

Now on the subject of military and federal agents, it's a different story of course. But that's where we get back to strengths and weaknesses. I'm advocating that we don't mount an armed revolution in part because the U.S. government is so incredibly armed to the teeth. That's their strength. But when people are boycotting businesses or refusing to work or engaging in work slowdowns or any number of other non-violent tactics... How does a giant military do anything against that—without losing any scraps of support it still has? We are taking their strength, and making it useless against us.