andrel wrote:
> revolutions were supported by more people than the change to 
> totalitarianism 

That's probably true, yes.  Given that, not all totalitarian states are 
evil. The main problem is that it's difficult to get rid of the evil ones.

> that having guns for might be useful in preventing a setting aside of a 
> constitution. Whether you formulate it as I did or as you did, these two 
> countries will not add even a weak suggestion that that might be useful.

Fair dinkum.

>> Most people in china are quite happy with their government.
> Probably right, but also not quite on topic AFAIC.

I will snarkily point at the newsgroup name. ;-)

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