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Threatening to take up arms is a way to pressure for political concessions as an end-run around representative democracy, when you aren't getting what you want
by pekk 13y ago
Threatening to take up arms is a way to pressure for political concessions as an end-run around representative democracy, when you aren't getting what you want (for example, when the populace elects the 'wrong' President).
- talmand 13y agoI would suppose it's possible for the populace to threaten to take up arms when the representative democracy isn't so representative anymore. An opposing viewpoint doesn't always fit so cleanly within a partisan view.
- invalidOrTaken 13y agoYou have the order wrong. Voting is an end run around war. An election is a civilized war, meant to get the same outcome as war without bloodshed.