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Well, ok. Bombing the shit out of everyone is a possibility but would lose major political points. No allies left after that move. I suppose the closest analog
by cheez 7y ago
Well, ok. Bombing the shit out of everyone is a possibility but would lose major political points. No allies left after that move.
I suppose the closest analogy is Syria but even there, there is so much proxy war going on that it's impossible to discern the reality of the situation.
Bottom line is that it is in the best interest of the political elite to avoid angering a non trivial portion of an armed population. There is no such restriction on a disarmed population.
- XorNot 7y ago"Local SWAT engaged in a firefight with an armed extremist group today..." You seem to be building a lot of assumptions into "the government is tyrannical but don't worry everyone will definitely support me when I start shooting at cops because that's how that works.
- cheez 7y agoAnd you build in the same assumptions. For now, there is no such worry.