Thomas
2008-04-05 16:55:34
Frans:
“It is just not likely that people suddenly get organised and know where to shoot if they want to topple their government.”
That’s not really the whole idea (spontaneously overthrowing). You can put a totalitarian government in check simply by making it costly for them to come get you in the middle of night. If they end up loosing a person or two for everyone they try to haul off… well.. it puts a damper on their plans. This then buys time to plan the next step…
In the end, a well armed population can stop someone from even bothering to try something… why bother? Deck is stacked against them. Odds are they’ll end up dead.
