Originally Posted By: Derid
Also, in many bad scenarios regarding govt - speaking out does not change anything. You can hold up as many signs as you want, or write as many "letters to the editor" as you want - it really makes no difference if armed thugs bash your skull with a rifle butt, or bomb your house. As has been demonstrated many times the world over (think Tienanmen Square as 1 ex)just exercising "speech" does not necessarily mean squat.


You are confusing and mixing couple issues here. First, I assume "armed thugs" refers to actual thugs (and issue of self-defense against criminals) and not your view of US military. Second, I categorically disagree with your "speaking out does not change anything". Just Tienanmen alone is huge thorn in Chinese totalitarian government side, I am surprised you'd even try this argument when it is so demonstrably false.

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