"'Will you come quietly?' asked the Sergeant, 'or must we anaesthetize?' He pointed his water pistol menacingly.
'Oh, we'll come quietly,' the Savage answered dabbing alternately a cut lip, a scratched neck, and a bitten left hand." (Brave New World, pg. 215)
Almost a heroic effort! Unfortunately, too much of a population is against them. The poor minions can't comprehend anything because of their conditioned training. Plus, nobody can contend against the vicious effects of soma. It would take an army with masks to be able to overcome the way this society is set. I was hoping they might have a chance - but the evidence points to the contrary. At least they did what was within their power.
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