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    What would it take for you to rebel against your goverment?

    Gulags? Mass surveillance and invasion of privacy? Too many taxes? Enforcement of morals?
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    The cessation or complete subversion of Democratic institutions. Basically I see it as this - as long as real Democratic institutions exist there is still a method for me to change what is occurring. One other thing would be the inability to gather in public OR the restriction of freedom of speech. While these two exist I can protest safely knowing that what I am doing is legal.
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    A complete removal of civil liberties to put it short. Even then it would have to be extreme you know the whole 1984 scenario.


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    Quote Originally Posted by tibilicus View Post
    A complete removal of civil liberties to put it short. Even then it would have to be extreme you know the whole 1984 scenario.
    So they could slowly take away your liberties until its too late for you to even do anything (Wilson couldnt do anything, why do you think you could?). Interesting.
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    Quote Originally Posted by holybandit View Post
    What would it take for you to rebel against your goverment?

    Gulags? Mass surveillance and invasion of privacy? Too many taxes? Enforcement of morals?
    A combination of these, plus a fair chance of success.

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    Obama selecting some preacher for his inauguration

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    I don't think I ever would. If all the liberties were taken from a democratic instituition, I would simply comply and work my way to the top of the totalitarian regime (granted they weren't trying to exterminate my race/ethnicity). Yes, selfish, I know...

    So unless an oppressive regime had the aim of exterminating my ethnic group or nationality, I'd never rebel.


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    What would it take? Realistically? Heck if I know. Trying to predict my future emotional, financial, and filial states is very likely impossible.
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    A few tyrannical laws would be sufficient. Like curfew laws, restrictions on free speech, the hunting of political organizations, you know the works.
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    All the above; sharia-law.

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    Quote Originally Posted by holybandit View Post
    So they could slowly take away your liberties until its too late for you to even do anything (Wilson couldnt do anything, why do you think you could?). Interesting.
    Most probably. The way the establishment would go about doing this would be so secretive that no one would notice until it's to late. Some people suggest with ID cards and the like as well as controversial anti terrorist legislation were going down that road.


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    Raising VAT above 20%, yes, I'm a real capitalist.
    Well, actually I don't know, I'd rather go elsewhere, but if they wouldn't let me out, I'd have to let myself out.


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    What would it take for you to rebel?
    The possibility that the next bunch of gobshites are going to be better than the current bunch of gobshites
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    More importantly would it even be possible to rebel in a western society?

    I just can't ever see there being rebellion in country's like the UK or America where the establishment is so prominent in every aspect of life.


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    Quote Originally Posted by tibilicus View Post
    More importantly would it even be possible to rebel in a western society?

    I just can't ever see there being rebellion in country's like the UK or America where the establishment is so prominent in every aspect of life.
    Some southern (and northern) states have a lack of weapons restrictions so if a people's militia wanted to form here in America, it would be fairly easy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by seireikhaan View Post
    What would it take? Realistically? Heck if I know. Trying to predict my future emotional, financial, and filial states is very likely impossible.
    I agree! I know that I have felt on the verge of rebellion a few times. ( mostly while in government employ). But I suppose you have to reach the point to know you are there… a really serious step…


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    I already have...

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    Selling off the Royal Mail.

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    Not enough mudkips.

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    that point on the path away from a representative democracy where i judge it a certainty that the end goal is a dictatorship.
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    When the panem et circenses stop?
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    For $50, or whenever I feel like looting and burning other peoples property

    If the government were to suspend elections, or possibly in the case of massive electoral fraud. I would never rebel against a democraticly elected government. I'd just vote with my feet in that case.
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    Phoribition. I can deal with tyranny with whiskey
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    If my vote, voice and rights we're revoked unlawfully.
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    Quote Originally Posted by holybandit View Post
    So they could slowly take away your liberties until its too late for you to even do anything (Wilson couldnt do anything, why do you think you could?). Interesting.
    Wilson couldnt do anything because he forgot what freedom was. But I would rebel if things got too worse, lets say, if they want to stay in the power even though the Constitution dont allow them.

    And I would think twice about rebelling, ou have to be careful on what to do.




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    If they take away the porn we´re gonna have ourselves a revolution.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ronin View Post
    If they take away the porn we´re gonna have ourselves a revolution.
    If they do that I ll make so much money in the black market...




    I will rebel if the church has a say in how I should live my life (or tries to take away my porn...)
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    When the governement forces me to pay 15% of my wages into a ponzi scheme.

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    Double-post, sorry.
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    We have a backroom full of revolutaries already.

    I would say if I thought the revolution had a chance to succeed. Which is to say, probably never. People don't care until it's too late.

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