Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time
by merpnderp on Thursday November 07, 2019 @09:05AM
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Dictatorships rely solely on force. Democracies mostly rely on a common agreement to follow a social contract. There’s not nearly enough police in the US to quell a rebellion of the people if they lost faith in Democracy.
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Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time
by V-2 on Thursday November 07, 2019 @10:29AM
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> Dictatorships rely solely on force.
Not necessarily. Some dictatorships do enjoy genuine support. (Obviously they make it easier for themselves it by controlling the media etc.)
> There’s not nearly enough police in the US to quell a rebellion of the people if they lost faith in Democracy.
By the same token it's also possible to topple a dictatorship. At some point even your security forces will say "no". A good example would be the failure of "Plan X" in East Germany, when Stasi agents boycotted the orders, since they realized the cause was lost anyway.
Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time
by malandrew on Thursday November 07, 2019 @02:11PM
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If you've never seen it, this is a good watch:
Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time
by jiveturkey on Thursday November 07, 2019 @09:34AM
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Isn't it true though, there's not nearly enough police in any country to quell a rebellion of the people? This is how dictators get overthrown.
Re:You can fool some of the people, all of the time
by disintegore on Thursday November 07, 2019 @09:48AM
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There might just be enough police and military to quell any feasible rebellion, seeing as pretty much every country is divided along ideological lines.
MAGA types would, for instance, would never participate in a syndicalist general strike.