I think this is a pretty good hypothetical topic of discussion.....assume for SOME reason the military is loyal to him and INTERNAL forces stage a cou'de'tat-what do you do? What happens?
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44Rally as many people as you could and fight back52.27%23Go with the flow, because nothing's important enough to die for15.91%7Undecided-pleasure myself sexually with a bannana while all hell breaks loose31.82%14Last edited by Vesayen; March 17, 2003, 17:17.Tags: None
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I'd attempt to rally people up against him/her (you never know, it could be a woman). And then I'd die horribly."Paul Hanson, you should give Gibraltar back to the Spanish" - Paiktis, dramatically over-estimating my influence in diplomatic circles.
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Isn't that one of the reasons why the US has different branches in the military, to make it more difficult for a military junta?It's almost as if all his overconfident, absolutist assertions were spoonfed to him by a trusted website or subreddit. Sheeple
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A military junta would never happen in the U.S. since its military is(currently) composed entirley of volunteers who like america and WANT to serve......if ordered to harm civilians en masse the U.S. military would dessert or fight back..........but this is a hypothetical
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hmmm
It depends
Does the dictator do things like squelching freedoms ( other than voting rights which are obviously forfeit)? Does the dictator appropriate wealth from others and disallow criticism?
I'm just wondering if plato was right and the ideal form of government is a dictaor that is a philosopher-kingYou don't get to 300 losses without being a pretty exceptional goaltender.-- Ben Kenobi speaking of Roberto Luongo
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It already has."Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before. He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. "
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Originally posted by Ned
Like Cromwell did, we would chop his head off.
Cromwell was a worse dictator than poor old Charles ever was.12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
Stadtluft Macht Frei
Killing it is the new killing it
Ultima Ratio Regum
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Originally posted by Vesayen
A military junta would never happen in the U.S. since its military is(currently) composed entirley of volunteers who like america and WANT to serve......if ordered to harm civilians en masse the U.S. military would dessert or fight back..........but this is a hypothetical
Seriously, soldiers are trained to do what they're told and not think for themselves. Not to mention that the job attracts (and creates) alot of psychos.Rethink Refuse Reduce Reuse
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Originally posted by Dissident
I would go with the flow.
War should be avoided at all costs. Nothing justifies taking a human life. Even if they rape your family you should never take that person's life.
I can think of no dipomatic way to say it, sorry.
You'd make an excellent slut.
Even some of the wuss French have been known to resist.
I guess you and David can go in together and open a whore house.Last edited by SlowwHand; March 17, 2003, 18:09.Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
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He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead
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