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Wounded Bear

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13. Anarchy is a stage in the development of tyranny...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun Jun 26, 2022, 11:10 PM

Jun 2022

Historically speaking, that is. A period of stress and uncertainty is generally followed by some form of strong man government.

Our emergence from the Revolution and creating a Republic is a historical anomaly.

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Anarchy Is Likelier Than Tyranny [View all] applegrove Jun 2022 OP

Exactly, because what do patriots do when Oklahoma puts a Woman in prison for Eliot Rosewater Jun 2022 #1

Nobody wins in a failed state. We're all fucked. harumph Jun 2022 #2

Things fall apart; the center cannot hold. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #3

Of which the right will use as an excuse for tyranny Solly Mack Jun 2022 #4

We need an enormous midtrrm turnout! Senate seats SheltieLover Jun 2022 #5

We definitely need to vote and I hope people do. Solly Mack Jun 2022 #7

Same here, Solly! SheltieLover Jun 2022 #9

+1 MustLoveBeagles Jun 2022 #10

Must be MOMFUDSKI Jun 2022 #6

It's exactly the Nazi Germany playbook usonian Jun 2022 #8

No, the "rich elites" want fascism not anarchy. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2022 #11

Yes, but they will get anarchy first. Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2022 #12

They would promote anarchy so the people call for and accept fascism. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2022 #15

Do you think they NEED to promote it or is Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2022 #17

More so than anarchy actually, we seem to be breaking apart into 2 separate countries right now. n/t PoliticAverse Jun 2022 #18

It does feel that way. Haggis 4 Breakfast Jun 2022 #20

Anarchy is a stage in the development of tyranny... Wounded Bear Jun 2022 #13

It's all riding on the midterm election now. roamer65 Jun 2022 #14

The rich right wing elites are legislating from the bench GoodRaisin Jun 2022 #16

+1 dalton99a Jun 2022 #19

Something law professor Barbara McQuade said the other day on MSNBC PlanetBev Jun 2022 #21