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15. It all depends on how many guns are loyal to him. That is the reason Roman legions were not allowed in Rome.

Fri Jun 26, 2026, 12:15 PM

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There is a precedent . The Tsarist regime folded in 1917 when the Russian army turned against it after a brutal blood letting.

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