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“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
by rjtavares 6y ago
“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable."
- vetinari 6y ago"There are four boxes to be used in the defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
- psychlops 6y agoStalin empirically disproved that statement.
- cableshaft 6y agoFair point, so I guess if the leader gets really blatantly violent, along with enough government propaganda, it can stop a revolution.
- psychlops 6y agoI'd also make the argument that it's easier to do with today's technology than when Stalin did it.
- rjtavares 6y agoThe propaganda is easier, the violence is harder. Don't know how that balances out...
- imtringued 6y agoLuddites is also a good example. Oh, you are poor and starving and protesting on the streets? They start destroying machines? Time to arrest everyone, even those who did nothing.