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Old 11-13-2008, 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselAddict View Post
Like I said it was a different time then and the government had no better weapons than the general population. It would have worked then. There's little chance it would work today. It's also a double-edged sword. What if the country became, say, extremely liberal on social issues and heavily armed and overthrew the government and forced gay marriage and a vegetarian diet on everyone. How would you like that? Personally I don't trust the general population any more than I trust the government.
The way I see it, it is like the Dem vs Rep issues. Either side isn't good but at least, with both of them there, they keep each other in some sort of check and balance.
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