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 Engaging in open rebellion acts as a convenient pretext for those in power to further curtail our freedoms, while inaction will inevitably lead to a gradual erosion of our rights and liberties.

We're adrift in deep, open waters,
at the mercy of the tides of war...

In such treacherous conditions, all we can do is strive to keep afloat, hoping to reach the shores unscathed. 
 Amen I’m glad we are on this lifeboat at least… we have fighting chance to make it to the other side. 
 There's always hope, we must have faith brother. 
 Yes open rebellion acts as a pretext for increased oppression, and in the historical cases where the mob was able to successfully overthrow a government, it's seldom the case that things get better for the average pleb.  Typically very bad things happen when a government falls, even an oppressive and authoritarian one. 
 Isn’t all just inevitable at the end of the day? We have to go through the hard times to get back to the good times. History doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme…

I still feel the people still need to get angry and demand changes to the way are governed or face repercussions … 
 Inevitable?  I hope not.  An orderly transition to a global Bitcoin standard would be an ideal outcome.  If the state of the world gets bad enough, Bitcoin doesn't work anymore.