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If ICE agents storming our streets didn't prompt resistance, then no.
The reality is the USA population doesn't have the capacity to fight back. People are struggling to survive day-to-day, and most don't own a home. They definitely don't run farms to grow their own food; as families did during the peasant revolutions and the American Revolution. Factor in the individualist nature of the USA after years of divisive propaganda and social media addiction. I mean, people can't even initiate dates without going to an app; What makes us think folks will unite together for illegal riots?
Factor in the surveillance networks; the spyware... I just don't think it's feasible. Now, lone-wolf attacks a la Mangione, the killing of Kirk, warehouse burnings, attempted assassinations... THAT has been shown to work. As for how many more we have willing to sacrifice their security to chip away at the corruption in this country, only time will tell.
The reality is the US population has been manipulated and beat down. Most people are broken and useless plus a good number of people who might of fought back are overdosed/dead or stuck in our penal system.
Our police force has been militarized and regularly destroys families through the War on Drugs aka the minority genocide.
Is life really that horrible? For a lot of people the answer is yes. I have lost count to how many people I have lost to violence and drugs.
However, there are a bunch of people that are either doing fine or have accepted their role in this learned helplessness and they will fight anyone who tries to change the status quo. They don't want change even if it could improve their life if they risk losing what they have.