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30 points

You guys could just overthrow the government, kill the elite and start fresh. Please do that.

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14 points

just overthrow the government

That’s far easier said than done, and honestly even saying that feels like an understatement

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Oh I know. Probably harder now than it was before the digital age.

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Probably harder now than ever. I think the last time it was tried, roughly 2/5ths of the population wanted it and they failed miserably, and they were still using Muskets then.

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8 points

We could just take out the pharmaceutical manufacturers and the government would expire when they don’t get their meds.

Sun Tzu

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Sooooo, basically what trump tried, but its somehow okay because you said it?

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11 points

By that logic it’s never okay. Some of th best changes in history grew from overthrowing government.

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Generally speaking what follows a violent revolution is usually a few decades of war, poverty and tyranny.

It’s quite unlikely that you’ll be better off in the 2-3 following decades than when you started. After that, it’s anyone’s guess. You might be better off or worse off, depending on the ability of the new government

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I would say a peaceful change by vote of the people (not politicians) would be a better way than violent revolution. Violent revolution can be justified, but it will end up hurting many people and destabilizing a country. War from internal and external parties would be garunteed. Peaceful revolution is not an easy nor even plausable outcome, but it would harm far fewer people.

Im curious: How does not voting show you wish for revolution? My view is that I’d rather vote for someone who is working within the system (corrupt and broken though it may be) than someone who wants to tear it down and install a dictatorship. Not voting just means you’re complicit and signals you don’t prefer one over the other. I don’t like either, but i definitely have a preference.

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3 points

what trump tried except, a success, instead of a miserable failure.

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-20 points

How’s the weather in Moscow today?

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2 points

Look out your window and let me know.

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Oh OK. So this is just “extremists are extreme”. Gotcha.

Downvote me all you want, ppl.

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