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Re:Has the US become the type of nation from which you have ... by pekk on Monday June 10, 2013 @08:52AM (#5853971)
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).
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Re:Has the US become the type of nation from which you have ... by invalidOrTaken on Monday June 10, 2013 @11:07AM (#5854899)
You 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.
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Re:Has the US become the type of nation from which you have ... by talmand on Monday June 10, 2013 @10:41AM (#5854686)
I 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.
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