• redwattlebird @lemmings.world
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    1 day ago

    Also non-US, could it be that the threat of gun violence quells the population into obedience? I know I’d be more than happy to riot here in Australia because I’m unlikely to be shot and killed by a random stranger.

    • Foni@lemmy.zip
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      22 hours ago

      Armed repression works, to a certain extent. All revolutions sooner or later encounter the violence of the system, I’m talking about revolutions, not more or less peaceful protests like those of “no king.” Ask the Romanovs if that works forever