It actually depends on whether the populace at large or the government in power are willing to maintain power through force. If you’re dealing with a democracy

It actually depends on whether the populace at large or the government in power are willing to maintain power through force. If you’re dealing with a democracy and a populace like the US or the UK, there happens to be a limit of how much brutality they’re willing to stomach in defense of the system. In a lot of cases it’s much more than we’d like to admit. If you’re dealing with an authoritarian government or a theocracy, that limit is much higher or non-existent.