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GeoWilliam750

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6. Although sometimes true, too often not

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Original post)

Tue Mar 7, 2017, 07:17 PM

Mar 2017

North Korea
Tibet
Xinjiang
Zimbabwe
Afghanistan
Cambodia (overthrown by Vietnam)
Native Americans
African Americans
The Kurds
The Armenians
The Untouchable Caste in India
Etc.

Far too often the will of the few oppressors is more powerful than the will of the many oppressed.

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Push Down People Hard And Ruthlessly Enough And They Will Eventually Eliminate You. [View all] TheMastersNemesis Mar 2017 OP

That might be some what true. Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #1

I like how Perez is starting out, he seems to be a listener, not a top down Blue_true Mar 2017 #10

Perez will work out Wellstone ruled Mar 2017 #13

I both see that happening and not happening Doreen Mar 2017 #2

You also have to look at the history of those countries though. Caliman73 Mar 2017 #5

That all makes sense. Doreen Mar 2017 #8

If things go bad, I see us going more like post French Revolution. Blue_true Mar 2017 #12

Yes, but all that happened prior to the advent of nuclear weapons. briv1016 Mar 2017 #11

People have limits democrank Mar 2017 #3

Torches, pitchforks, etc. volstork Mar 2017 #4

Not here. In the US they will use guns. nt tblue37 Mar 2017 #7

...and guillotines. roamer65 Mar 2017 #14

Although sometimes true, too often not GeoWilliam750 Mar 2017 #6

I see 2005-2008 shaping up again over the period 2017-2018. Blue_true Mar 2017 #9