• Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    10 hours ago

    should we be invaded

    More to protect against native American raids in response to continued encroachment and slave rebellions. These are what militias are effective against.

    A militia doesn’t stand a chance against an organized european army, the revolution plainly proved that as the US was losing until they organized the Continental army and put Washington in charge.