Re:Prohibition was primarily the work of one pressure group
by Nadya on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @12:50PM
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On a small scale, guns allow your LEO to enforce the law of the land. The individual is not in a position to fight against the state and that's a good thing so long as the majority of the population is content and willing. However, if the majority of the population wishes to enact a new government - they'll need to have more power than the government. Rest assured - the government will fight back to remain in power. This is where the importance of an armed population comes from.
This justification is how the U.S argued for its independence - the "Right of Revolution" [0]. Which has since been codified as illegal in US law [1] yet remains protected under many state constitutions [2]. I'm not sure how the conflict is resolved.
On a larger scale - look at your countries' history - look at your current influence on the world - look at how many military bases you have around various points in the world. Your country has the largest military spending in the world by a large amount [3].
The U.S of A is the living, breathing definition of "might makes right". It won its independence by might-makes-right. It became a global superpower by might-makes-right. It enacts treaties and forces embargoes because might-makes-right. It aids in overthrowing foreign governments to prop up agreeable leaders for their own benefit - and they can do this because might-makes-right.
Rest assured that "might makes right" is how things are done to this day. It's just that nobody tries to overpower the USA, so you don't notice it as often as the countries the USA plows through.
This justification is how the U.S argued for its independence - the "Right of Revolution" [0]. Which has since been codified as illegal in US law [1] yet remains protected under many state constitutions [2]. I'm not sure how the conflict is resolved.
On a larger scale - look at your countries' history - look at your current influence on the world - look at how many military bases you have around various points in the world. Your country has the largest military spending in the world by a large amount [3].
The U.S of A is the living, breathing definition of "might makes right". It won its independence by might-makes-right. It became a global superpower by might-makes-right. It enacts treaties and forces embargoes because might-makes-right. It aids in overthrowing foreign governments to prop up agreeable leaders for their own benefit - and they can do this because might-makes-right.
Rest assured that "might makes right" is how things are done to this day. It's just that nobody tries to overpower the USA, so you don't notice it as often as the countries the USA plows through.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_revolution
[1] https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/2385
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_revolution#Examples_a...
[3] http://pgpf.org/Chart-Archive/0053_defense-comparison