@dredger apologies if my words were taken to imply that you were fooling yourself, that's not what I meant. As far as evidence, I think it should be pretty evident that at the least, the military generals at large and those in command are not aligned with Trump. Whether or not the rank and file would follow the orders of Trump or the generals remains to be seen. If military action were called upon, certainly I would hope they wouldn't blindly follow the orders of their generals, as we know they do not have the American people, or any people of the world for that matter, in their best interest.
And I agree wholeheartedly that self defense is sometimes very much necessary. But what I was getting at is if the martial law card was played, and major infrastructure such as grid failures or communication blackouts ensued, then all of a sudden the people on the ground are in much more an immediate danger than before. People such as your neighbor may decide all of a sudden that you have more resources, or better living accomodations than they, and the looting and rioting and killing will ensure. Who will protect them then, other than themselves, when the army is busy going after the political criminals, and in many states the police are just as corrupt? It just makes the situation much more volatile, and in the efforts of protecting the citizenry, many more may die as a result. Not every state here still has their guns after all.
As far as my best scenario? It would involve more bridge building than burning, more open dialogue with others we disagree with, less neagtive emotional reactions and more open heart human to human connection. Is it feasible? Probably not, and as you say, time is running out.
The biggest problem is that it took until the 11th hour for most people to finally see a glimpse of the truth, those that did at all. No situation going forward is likely to succeed, in the overall terms in which we would hope. There is no going back to how things were anymore, not without Divine intervention. And if that takes the form of weather or comets, is it any different than military chaos? I'd agree that no, it isn't.
I don't think your hopes or wishes are wrongly founded. I know you have the best wishes for all at the front of your mind and heart. I've just come to realize lately, to try to be really careful what it is I think I'm wishing for, and to try to delay my moment of observation until all options have been exhausted, and I know, a great many of them have been exhausted already. I hope that makes sense, ie observation collapses the wave function which means less potentialities.
