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AK πŸ‘ΈπŸ» | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Imagine having 350 million people that can’t do anything about their government?  Your people are not hopeless but they did allow the government to be what it is now.
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Techpriest_Baunach | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Are you stating that number of citizens = capability to control your government. 

If so, that's an argument I haven't heard before, care to say more?

The lynchpin to understanding the servility of US citizens is the Whiskey Rebellion of 1791-1794, when the Federal army of 13,000 marched against 600 tax protestors. It was at that point (only a few years after the end of the revolution) we realized we had traded one king George for another. The only ones who speak out are the ones willing to be martyrs, and US soil is drenched with their blood.
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AK πŸ‘ΈπŸ» | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Jesus only needed 12 disciples. All I’m saying is it only takes one leader to rally an entire nation to make it better or make it worse. There’s got to be one in your numbers. 

Such is the nature of humans and history repeats itself blah blah. It’s nothing new but nonetheless true.
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