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> When we have a government without corruption, we probably won't need to be armed. That isn't the case today. Checks and balances work in a young government,
by afavour 5y ago
> When we have a government without corruption, we probably won't need to be armed. That isn't the case today. Checks and balances work in a young government,
I’d argue the opposite: it’s the threat of armed resistance that only works with a young government.
The idea that an armed group could overthrow the government in the US today has always struck me as fanciful. The army would shut down such an attempt very, very easily.
- skinkestek 5y agoYou forget the ties between the army and the 2nd amendment people, don't you? I'm no American but I can't really see most soldiers starting to shoot their own?
- afavour 5y agoIn that case surely the second amendment isn’t necessary, then. You’ve already got the army!
- skinkestek 5y agoLook to Turkey for a failure of that model. Although I should say that I am always convinced by those who say that that particular coup was staged by Erdogan as a pretext.