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Not yet. A revolution takes place once it's safer for the average person to join the revolution than to keep the status quo.
That's how far the status quo needs to drop before a revolution happens.
Well, not exactly the average. Just the 10% or so people most in danger.
But yeah, I don't think the US is there.
You need enough people to be able to overcome the military and law enforcement. So that differs depending on the country.
The USA has 2.81 million service members, so nearly 1% of the population. I'd say that one soldier with training and incredible amounts of war machinery could easily take out 10 untrained average americans even if they have guns, so 10% is likely not enough. Might be enough in a country with no money and hardly any military, but just think about it. How many angry people does it take to take out a tank or a fighter jet?