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		codeecan on Oct 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Six more zeros are to be removed from Venezuelan c... Its a lot harder for your government to become authoritarian when your citizens can shoot back

tim333 on Oct 2, 2021 [–]

I think the fact that Venezuelans had guns in 2012 but still had issues show that it's not foolproof.

amanaplanacanal on Oct 2, 2021 | [–]

Plus it seems like folks are willing to vote in the authoritarians on purpose, as long as they are my authoritarians and not your authoritarians.

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