American Revolution

So really, what are the chances of an uprising in modern day America?  Not only do you have police everywhere, along with National Guard/Reserves and regular military bases throughout the country, but anyone that dares to fight  is an automatic criminal/militia/fanatic/terrorist.  Of course that means you're judged by the very rules you're trying to overthrow... but what chance is there that someone could overthrow the country's entire rule system and start from scatch, or even have the support of the majority of the people who watch TV and see everything thtrough a filtered media that puts negative spin in order to dissuade the efforts of a revolution?  The problem is the majority of the population is content and complacent.  Revolutions occur when the majority is poor, pissed off, and tired of the current system.  It would require people to have no access to their books, television, movies, computers, video games, or anything else to distract them.  It would require wealth to diminish to nothing, houses to lose their value, and utilities and public programs to become completely ineffective.  I don't see any of this happening unless the US is assraped by the Middle East or communist Asia.   

>>37
a. "do you really want to pay the guy doing that with minimum wage" These people are making grotesque amounts of money. Government workers sometimes have millions of dollars that they are responsible for, but their pay isn't nearly as high as in the private sector. Military commanders too often have considerable expensive hardware at their disposal. Its only in the private sector where you commonly see this big a difference in pay.
b. "also there is the fact people capable of running that kind of operation are few and far between" I think you and I both know this line is bullshit. hehe
>>39
Where the hell did you get that idea from? I know a lot of people who work their asses off with 4 jobs and still have trouble. You need a reality check.
>>43
First off, yes I can make such a generalization. Second, you can't speak theoretically in this kinda of a debate. Theoretically everything would work just great and we would have a beautiful, competitive economy. The reality is totally different though. And as for your "best we can do" comment, its total crap. If anything is impractical its our current system. We're digging ourselves into a hole and will likely start to finally pay for it in 10 years or so. The current bureaucratic isn't nearly as bad as you seem to think, in fact its often more streamlined and costs less as far as upkeep in concerned then the private sector.
>>46
Its true that some of the upper class may put in more work then other people, but at the same time there are no doubt many people below them who put in far more time and effort. Nobody is disputing that management is important, but we're talking about people who are making 430 times more then everyone else here.
>>50
"And is it THEIR fault that people buy all of their stuff and not others too? Blame the people that idolize actors and musicians for spending all their money to see or hear them."
They price the merchandise. Its their responsibility to society not to take advantage of people all for their own self interest.
And just so your aware, you sound like a complete idiot arguing with 49.