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>encounters with the police result in getting fatally shot or seriously injured Which absolutely enrages a large portion of the populace. The state can't just
by fasquoika 10y ago
>encounters with the police result in getting fatally shot or seriously injured
Which absolutely enrages a large portion of the populace. The state can't just put down protests with violence and expect things to get better. Ruling through fear never works for long. History is littered with revolts that only became popular after everyone involved were slaughtered and normal people became sympathetic
- humanrebar 10y ago> Ruling through fear never works for long. Define 'long'. North Korea has been a mess for a while.
- Jtsummers 10y agoThis is a good point. In the US and (to varying degrees) other Western countries we have a stronger notion of free press and free speech. These are major structural characteristics that permit a balance of power between those given authority and those they have authority over. A reduction in free speech/assembly/press, means a reduction in the ability of the people to revolt (to any degree) effectively against those who abuse the authority they've been granted or taken.
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