Kind of a moot point since the (s)election was always in the bag. All the same, the Cabal doesn't take any chances. No real honest candidates will ever find their way into a position to push forward a candidacy that puts 'the people' back into a position of true empowerment. In a way it's better that the recall failed. Now the population, if they ever doubted before, will see with new eyes just how corrupt and self-serving the establishment really is as they systematically strip-mine the remaining wealth of the state and of the country.
I agree, but only to a certain point. I think what most people are missing in the pushback equation is that it is not so much in the tactics of the protests that are failing as it is in the idea of the lack of overall unity of the groups that is failing, weaponized or not. In a situation where nobody knows one another, it becomes quite easy for the police or a military regiment to effortlessly dismantle and intimidate a peaceful protest. However, a unified regiment of protesters, all knowing one another and getting one another's backs, equipped with the necessary defensive gear firstly, a flexible strategy with gainful, achievable goals that can realistically he won, and some preliminary training where potential problems are worked out in practice runs, the mere unified numbers alone in a prepared mass of ready protesters would inspire a confidence that could easily tip the balance of power in the peoples' favor. Once this point is realized and the various protesting groups finally unite, studying and then anticipating the occupying government's tactics, the policing forces don't stand a chance against the sheer masses when they are in lockstep. It then is not an argument over whether weapons are a good idea or not, because unity is the ultimate weapon against this tyranny. When unity is finally achieved, the tools necessary will be entirely secondary, if even needed at all, as will be determined based solely on how the policing regiment proceeds.
This seems to be clearing the way for an international troop presence in urban areas, an extension of the "Defund the Police" narrative which would centralize crowd control at the UN level. I see this as a really good thing, since it demonstrates a level of desperation such as we have never before publicly seen. The more their narrative breaks down, the more desperate and weak they become, although in the short term it will probably become far more dangerous to be living in heavily urban areas. If there was ever a time and need for level headedness, it is now more than ever. They cannot maintain control of their narrative indefinitely. It is all about to come crashing down. Prepare yourselves for a very wild October!
The way I see it based on my own experience is this:
