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Old 08-13-2009, 11:06 PM   #142 (permalink)
dksuddeth
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Originally Posted by dippin View Post
In fact, I am quite certain that if one were to look at the big picture throughout history, one would find absolutely no indication that guns=>democracy. Yeah, in some occasions folks with guns overthrew a tyrannical government. And in some occasions folks with guns established a tyrannical government. Much like "guns dont kill people, people kill people," guns don't create democracy, people create democracy.
people do create democracy, but what keeps it that way in the face of oppression?
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