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> Is there data for this question which would back restricting populations from having tools of self defense against tyrannic government(could happen in Canada

> Is there data for this question which would back restricting populations from having tools of self defense against tyrannic government(could happen in Canada too one day) and make it high priority for society compared to other problems? The US has these tools and a dictator upending the country and yet these tools are not being utilized.

riku_iki 2y ago
half of the country supports him, so he is not really dictator.
- acdha 2y ago
  It’s a third, but also that’s not a criteria for “dictator” – the term refers to unchecked power, and while over time that tends to build resentment it’s not a given. This is especially true when they favor certain religious or ethnic groups where the beneficiaries like the dictator and everyone else does not.
  - riku_iki 2y ago
    Its up to discussion if current president's power is really unchecked.
    - acdha 2y ago
      Sure, but that’s what makes someone a dictator, not whether they poll well.
      - riku_iki 2y ago
        Poll is an actual check, that his actions are aligned with what population wants from him. Laws and institutions are always not perfect, and all governments violated some rules.
- dragonwriter 2y ago
  Popular dictatorships—as most tend to be, at the beginning—are still dictatorships. What makes a dictator is a ruler unconstrained in practice by law.