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Last I checked, there is exponentially more citizens than government officials. Most military sides with the people. A few cowards would side with the governmen

Last I checked, there is exponentially more citizens than government officials. Most military sides with the people. A few cowards would side with the government, but most would support their fellow citizens... the government isn't all that mighty when you consider this... I dearly hope such a standoff never has to occur, as I think there are better ways to solve these issues we have with our bloated government.

w_t_payne 13y ago
Well, the numerical advantage is not always as dramatic as you presuppose: (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi). Also, your assumption that the entire remainder of the populace is "on side" is possibly a little optimistic. All the state has to do is ensure sufficient apathy to whittle those odds down to something that (with it's organizational, technological and financial advantage) is comfortably one-sided (to the advantage of the state).