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Originally Posted by Teppler
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It makes it 100x harder for a tyrannical government(which there are no shortage of present day and throughout history) to bully their people. There always has to be that fear in the back of elite politicians mind that there could be the gravest consequences if they don't do their job in serving the people that elected them. Otherwise politicians and government's don't naturally work correctly. They need this check and balance.
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There's nothing stopping a modern government, even in the most armed civilizations, from subjugating their populace currently. The unarmed countries are currently living with a higher freedom index and quality of life than the armed ones.