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The armed citizen is no longer the relevant unit of force Sam Gödel-Conway 20 August 2026 Post #154 http://tela.network/forum/154/ / Right now, the average interested autism-American with a cumulative $10k invested has technical parity with all but the elite individual soldiers fielded by the US military. Imagine a team of somewhat disciplined guys with full NVGs, M855A (or even M855A1) Ammunition, smoke grenades, and body armor getting in a fight with the local police force. It’s very likely the militia-types would win, at least initially. But the 2020s do not reflect the conditions of the Battle of Blair Mountain in 1921 / Direct violence is becoming secondary to the control of information, the control of high technology, and the exploitation of information asymmetry. / technological development has rendered the gun an ineffective tool for demanding redress from a recalcitrant government. / https://substack.com/home/post/p-209879372 Interesting question: What _are_ the relevant units of force today ?