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Hence, the "resistance to tyranny" argument we hear so much more of lately becomes weaker and weaker the more individualistic the amendment becomes. A bunch of untrained individuals with different agendas, no sense of cooperation, and uncoordinated armament simply could not put up an ultimately victorious resistance.
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Yep. That is why we lost to the crown in 1779. If only we had defeated the British than the whole world would be different. Since they were the world's most powerful military at the time and our forces were a bunch of rabble the outcome was never in question.
I think what Blair Mountain proved (as well as a few other events lost in history) is that rebels don't have to be victorious in battle to win on agenda. The threat of mass insurrection alone can force the government to adopt policy that is more freedom oriented. This has happened over and over again in history. That is how we got the Magna Carta.