I was arguing the "uprising of the people actually works" with my former boss. He's more like Robtard (a true centrist) and I.
I pointed out that the Afghans fought against the Russians and now the Americans with guerrilla tactics and limited weaponry. He pointed out that we armed them against the Russians and they are still using RPGs against our military which is why they are so effective. He further argued that it is not possible for the American people to fight against the US Military. That the Second Amendment become obsolete around WWI when we modernized warfare and experienced our first true entrenchment warfare with:
1. Tanks.
2. Long-range mortars.
3. Airplanes.
4. High-capacity, high-firing rate, mounted machine guns, intended for long-term engagement.
5. Chemical weapons.
6. True Naval Dreadnought class warships (fully armored warships with long-range weaponry and machine guns).
7. True submarine warfare armed with torpedoes.
8. Flamethrowers.
Some may criticize my use of long-range mortars as not really being introduced in WWI. I disagree. Not only the volume that the mortars were used but the firing distance vastly eclipsed previous mortar tech we had used in wars.
We also should not ignore the fact that information and communication is much more advanced, now. The Second Amendment, the specific intention to be able to overthrew the government, is still viable. Especially consider that not all military would be on board to kill the American people. If a true civil war happened and the people wanted to violently overthrow an oppressive government, with how well armed, how much tech is available, and how advanced communications are, the government does not stand a chance. They will not use nukes. Some military would be part of the coup if not most of them. The overthrow would happen fairly quickly.
It just depend son the specific situation. If it was a small segment of the population that had an uprising, it would be squashed very quickly. If it was a significant plurality or a significant minority, likely, the overthrow would be successful if the attack was coordinated and timed well enough: almost all government could be killed in less than a day.
The government is aware of this. And they have planned for it.