Invasion Right Now! The first six hours, what would you do?

[Bob Bobberino]

Correct answer. Except that if a pilot fell from the sky and tried to steal my girlfriend, he'd probably get lost in the woods while I was hunting and be serving up whatever mystery meat I happened to find that day.

[Regular Guy]

Correct answer. Except that if a pilot fell from the sky and tried to steal my girlfriend, he'd probably get lost in the woods while I was hunting and be serving up whatever mystery meat I happened to find that day.

Are you seriously suggesting murder and cannibalism? Wow.

ETA: Classy.

[Bob Bobberino]

Not at all! Sheesh! I was saying I'd kick his butt out of the group and then eat some already dead meat I happened to find. Way to be paranoid!

[Ad'lan]

Not at all! Sheesh! I was saying I'd kick his butt out of the group and then eat some already dead meat I happened to find. Way to be paranoid!

That maybe what you meant, that's not what you said. What you said was

if a pilot fell from the sky and tried to steal my girlfriend, he'd probably get lost in the woods while I was hunting and be serving up whatever mystery meat I happened to find that day.

Which to my ear sounds like the pilot will get lost in the woods while you are out hunting, and then the pilot will be serving whatever mystery meat you happen to find that day. If you want to make it clear you aren't advocating murder and cannibalism, next time try separating the two unrelated events into these awesome things we have: I think the American name is 'separate sentences'. That way, people will be able to easily tell you; a man who would abandon an ally in the forest before serving an unknown food to the rest of his friends, from the sort of douche-bag who would shoot and then eat his ally...

I mean, that's a big difference, throwing a guy out of your group into the woods (lost, according to you) because he's a love rival. Ignore the fact that there's a war on, ignore the prospective girlfriends feelings, you'll lie to her about where the guy went (I assume, again from your imprecise statements, that when you 'lose' him in the woods, it's just your cover story for kicking him out). You sure have got things worked out.

[Bob Bobberino]

Thnks!

[wamba]

Except that if a pilot fell from the sky and tried to steal my girlfriend, he'd probably get lost in the woods while I was hunting and be serving up whatever mystery meat I happened to find that day.

I don't think the pilot tried to steal anybody's girlfriend, it was more a case of a teenage girl crushing on a older guy. If I remember correctly he had a wife & kid he was worried about. Not to mention that if the pilot got "lost" in the woods who'd sacrifice himself to take out the enemy tank, you?

Don't you hate it when you try to be funny & it flops horribly? We've all been there, liver & learn.

[SteveD]

Since I work for a phone co. in WI, I'll wait to see if I get a call for a major repair somewhere. Once home the long line antenna will get installed to the ham radio. Also the uhf and vhf nets will be contacted for local info. Now if they go after some place important (Lambeau Field in Green Bay) Then I load up and help the resistance.

[Ashurah]

Since I work for a phone co. in WI, I'll wait to see if I get a call for a major repair somewhere. Once home the long line antenna will get installed to the ham radio. Also the uhf and vhf nets will be contacted for local info. Now if they go after some place important (Lambeau Field in Green Bay) Then I load up and help the resistance.

And so was born the cheesehead division. If anyone ever tries to take lambeau they're going to have half a million pissed off dudes with beer bellies and cheese on their heads screaming for enemy brains to be on a platter. You don't mess with the green bay packers in these here parts.

With that said, I hate to see what happens to the guy that messes with the raiders stadium.

[Berkem]

Well if someone whants to resist to the enemy the most effective way is to join the Army,not starting guerilla war.Am i wrong?

[Berkem]

Anyone who whans to resist mus concider to become a suicide bomber as an option.Works for old people,women and children.If you try a Red Down,youll probably get killed witout causing much trouble to the enemy.If you blow up there camp thet will be a touch .


And dont count much on the guns a homes.Most people will surrender them in a few weeks to the new authorities whoever they are.

[Hollowpoint26]

Excuse me Mr. Invader, before we start fighting, I need to go talk to my recruiter.

[JesterODX]

And dont count much on the guns a homes.Most people will surrender them in a few weeks to the new authorities whoever they are.

I guess that depends on where you are. I can darn sure promise in the South Eastern US there wont be much of that. We're not about to give up our guns to our own government let alone some one elses. We have to figure that anyone invading us arent doing so just to change our foriegn policy. They are doing it to destroy the American way of life. All our freedoms gone. So we can give over our guns and live as the people did under the Soviets in Europe and Asia or we can defend our country and families. Is being alive the same thing as living? Many a good man and woman shed sweat, tears, and blood to get us here. We owe them no less than to keep anyone from taking what they fought to get us.

Hitler did bad things when people just gave up. Lots of folks went missing. The Soviets broke a lot of eggs making their omelete, and Mao misplaced millions on his march. And any one bad arse enough to try and invade us, is gonna make these guys look like second string quarterbacks. "Oh, your a member of the NRA, you'll need to go to our camp we've set up for re-education." Uh, no. They may have not known what that meant in the late 30's and early 40's but we darn sure get the hint now.

If anyone wants to invade the Southern US, so be it. The North wasnt too kean on the ideal. Look how long it took McClellan before he crossed the river. And look how long it took him to limp back into DC.

EDIT: Reminds of the Nutty Professor remake they did. "You gonna walk over here, but your gonna limp back." That should be the US's motto.

[CaptAmerica]

Leave work and stop by the house to grab supplies the wife and kids couldn't fit in the car, then meet them ar our BO location 2 hrs away in the mountains. She would have already known as soon as TSHTF to grab the kids out of school, load the car with boxes already packed in the garage and go.

Simple as that.

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[Doctorr Fabulous]

I'm rather surprised that no one has asked the key questions yet:

Who are they? Do they speak English? Do I like them?

Because let's be honest, depending on those answers, it might be tempting to join them.

EDIT: Just to clarify, I ask because there are several countries that I rather like, who may or may not be looking for hired guns/local guides.

[JesterODX]

Darn it Doc. Now we have to watch out for you too???

[duodecima]

Darn it Doc. Now we have to watch out for you too???

Only if we're being invaded by Australia, New Zealand, England, or Canada. Maybe Iceland or one of the Scandanavian countries. I'm thinking low probability here...

Seriously,I think we would surprise ourselves by how many of us would want to resist. I think some of our internal political issues would suddenly become a hell of a lot less important in that situation. However, the point about people cooperating so bad things don't happen to their families is well taken - and a smart invader would find a way to communicate this as a choice between clear alternatives - cooperate and you and yours will be safe, or ... very much not. And I think the collaborators would be relatively safe for quite a while - because if they're not, if collaborating with the invader just meant you now had to watch out for your own countrymen and were still at risk from the invader, heck, who'd do it?

But also seriously, while the scenario is an interesting one to contemplate, I think land war on this continent right now would go down in history as being as bad an idea as land war in Asia...

[Berkem]

I guess that depends on where you are. I can darn sure promise in the South Eastern US there wont be much of that. We're not about to give up our guns to our own government let alone some one elses

Dont be naive.Invaders wil just use good old thing that's been used for centuries by germans soviets and americans too by the way in Vietnam and Iraq+Afghanistan.Its called "collective responыibility". Very simple-there are rules(no guns at home,no shooting at our solfiers,you do not support guerillas,etc )and if you brake them you are not the only one in trouble, but the whole neighbourhood.

Germans for examle could execute the whole willage for one killed soldier,or ten men for one hidden rifle.Dont get me rong there might not be any executions,there are other ways to make life of the town much worse .Just imagine that they find a gun in your neighbours house,take him and his family with them and then they just blow up wells on the farms for miles around. Do you whant to be the one that make the children of your neighbours starve?The point is they just wont let you.After a few lessons like that people will point all gun freaks in the area especially ones that are ready to become heroes, just to be safe.

[Rev]

I guess that depends on where you are. I can darn sure promise in the South Eastern US there wont be much of that. We're not about to give up our guns to our own government let alone some one elses

Dont be naive.Invaders wil just use good old thing that's been used for centuries by germans soviets and americans too by the way in Vietnam and Iraq+Afghanistan.Its called "collective responыibility". Very simple-there are rules(no guns at home,no shooting at our solfiers,you do not support guerillas,etc )and if you brake them you are not the only one in trouble, but the whole neighbourhood.

Germans for examle could execute the whole willage for one killed soldier,or ten men for one hidden rifle.Dont get me rong there might not be any executions,there are other ways to make life of the town much worse .Just imagine that they find a gun in your neighbours house,take him and his family with them and then they just blow up wells on the farms for miles around. Do you whant to be the one that make the children of your neighbours starve?The point is they just wont let you.After a few lessons like that people will point all gun freaks in the area especially ones that are ready to become heroes, just to be safe.

The Soviets, where are they now? Or the Third Reich? How many occupations in the modern era where the locals actively resisted went well for the occupiers?

[Berkem]

USA is still here. Reich was defieted by the armies,not the locals with rifles, though I can tell you a lot about Soviet Partizans and their tribute to the victory.
As for Soviets they used their counter guerilla tactics during the civil war(1917-1924),during WW2 and right after it in Ukrain against ukranian nationalists and in baltic republics.They solved those problems and Soviet Union existed for about 50 years untill collapsed because of the economy.Not because some ukranian guys were shooting postmen in the woods with rusty MP40 many years ago.

By the way Soviets used people with actual guerilla experience,those who fought nazis in Belarus , to fight with ukranian nationalists in the woods.They new al the ways-the best counter guerilla is a former guerilla.

[RoneKiln]

Step One: Slip something in Doc Torr's beer to knock him out so he doesn't sell us all out to the invading New Zealand swim suit model army.
Step Two: Sell you all out to the New Zealand swim suit model army.

If not being invaded by New Zealand swim suit models, I'd head home. I have an older car and it might be fine if the EMP was distant enough. I'm also right next to one of our nations largest military bases, so the EMP might have been especially bad here. So I may be walking the 3 miles home. As I work right next to a massive Cabella's store, I might be tempted to try to purchase stuff to take home with me before it gets mobbed by a massive panicking mob. Depends if they were still open and capable of accepting credit cards. Mght be tempting to stop by some grocery stores on the way home as well. Once I'm home though, I'm staying put for a while.

For the most part, I'd keep my head down and try to listen for what's going on. Being right next to such a large base either leaves my area fairly secure, or turns it into one of the most brutal regions of fighting. I don't see much value in running up into the mountains with a rifle without even knowing what's going on.

[Doctorr Fabulous]

Berkem, either research the US wars more (IRQ/AFG) or quit trolling.

ETA: Tiemlimits are killing me. What I mean is, the US hasn't used these tactics that you're referring to, not with authorization, and those who do are HARSHLY punished under ILAW. Trust me, I know these things, it's my job. I'd appreciate it if you would either research more thoroughly before accusing me and my brothers in arms of war crimes.

[TDW586]

I was doing well at ignoring the troll, but I've got to throw a quick +1 to Doc Torr. It's amazing how people who haven't even been there know so much about US tactics in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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[gatorglockman]

I'm rather surprised that no one has asked the key questions yet:

Who are they? Do they speak English? Do I like them?

Because let's be honest, depending on those answers, it might be tempting to join them.

EDIT: Just to clarify, I ask because there are several countries that I rather like, who may or may not be looking for hired guns/local guides.

I have to ask because your post provoked me. You are kidding right???

I remember the oath I took prior to entering the service....even though it was quite a few years ago and I am now just a citizen.

No invading force has our best intent in mind, they are here to either take our natural resources or suppress/destroy our culture and national existence. Be it formal assignment to our armed services or guerrilla warfare...resistance and fight is the only way.

[Tater Raider]

He had his tongue firmly in his cheek.