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> The idea that companies or citizens are more powerful than governments is fanciful in the extreme. I’m certain King George would have agreed with you in 1775
by SlowRobotAhead 7y ago
> The idea that companies or citizens are more powerful than governments is fanciful in the extreme.
I’m certain King George would have agreed with you in 1775.
The people in the USA specifically are better armed and outnumber the US military many times over. This was by design.
You could make an argument about nukes or tanks or drones - but you know what has to stand on street corners to enforce curfews, stop assembly, or protect supply chains? Soldiers.
The US government as an entity is weaker than the people it sees over - for now. Many people are intent to change that.
- avmich 7y agoHere - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22025893 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22025893 - there is an illustration of different points of view in the same - but modified - texts. Perhaps it partially explains difference in opinions on seemingly the same facts.