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Lord have mercy, I like the way that you think!
If something like this ever happens, the troops will shoot citizens.
Happens too frequently with friendlies and US troops in history.
Also, sadly, 85% of our population will do exactly what they are told to do without asking questions.
Only 10% will think about trying attempting to think on their own, but only if they don't get into trouble.
The remaining 5% of us will recognize that we are the masters of our own destiny, and depend upon nobody else for help, as they probably could not be trusted anyway.
Well, I was thinking in more personal terms, but it is a general thing too.
Trust is a funny thing; some people think it is all or nothing, but they're wrong. Some people can be trusted with your wife, but not your money; some can be trusted with your car, but not your kid.
Most people can be trusted to a point (and figuring out where that point is, is an art form!)... but almost nobody can be trusted to an absolute.
If there is anyone you can trust to an absolute, her name is probably Mom... and even Mom may have her own agenda.
The most honest man in the world still has his breaking point; if nothing else, it is probable that protecting his wife or children from harm will cause him to betray you if he sees no other way out. You can't really blame him either; it is human nature to value our own blood and spouse more than we do the guy down the road and his family. We might really really hate having to make that choice, but if we have to make it, we're probably going to choose to protect our own.
Most people will consistently choose their self interest, or the interests of their own immediate family, over those of most people outside their family.
It is natural. I would shoot a stranger for threatening the life of my friend; I would shoot my friend for threatening the life of my sister; I would shoot my own sister for threatening the life of my son, or my own.
My child is the only person I can scarcely conceive of killing for any reason. I would sooner kill myself.
Of course, none of these scenarios is all that likely... but it is a question of whom you place the most value on, when the chips are down and the stakes are life and death. It has nothing to do with hate... I have no need to hate someone to pull the trigger, but only the necessity that they must die so that someone I care about more may live.
Personally I do not wish to kill anyone and will be most pleased if I live out my life in peace, and never have to shed blood again.