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Originally Posted by Daniel_
The unarmed nature of the UK does not lead to tyranny as an earlier poster mentioned. Any government can only rule by the consent of the people.
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Heard of Afghanistan? Iraq? Cambodia? Chile? The former East Germany? The Sudan?
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An armed populace doesn't keep them free - it leads to the local tyranny of the strong and ruthless. The US is not the shining beacon proving that freedom comes from a heavily armed populace; it is the exception that proves the rule "armed populations are unstable and violent".
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Looks like you haven't heard of Switzerland, either.
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Last edited by Marvelous Marv; 01-29-2006 at 09:45 PM..
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