That's actually where democracy came from. When guns came along, it became extremely cheap and easy to turn every random peasant into a soldier. This meant that you essentially always had to have the will of the people on your side.
I guess hypothetically it doesn't take long to teach someone how to use a gun, but based on my interactions with people who refuse to touch a gun or want to destroy any current legal firearm ownership legislation - teaching them to be proficient with a firearm will be an entirely different ballgame.
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rotopenguin@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 2y
Political power akctually flows from the collimator-matrix of a phaser.
But a gun? Puh-lease.
alsaaas@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 2y
love the technobabble
AchillesUltimate@lemy.lol · 6 pts · 2y
That's actually where democracy came from. When guns came along, it became extremely cheap and easy to turn every random peasant into a soldier. This meant that you essentially always had to have the will of the people on your side.
Kidplayer_666@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 2y
Not necessarily. Prussia managed to be “an army with a country” and be despotic
Justfollowingorders1@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 2y
I guess hypothetically it doesn't take long to teach someone how to use a gun, but based on my interactions with people who refuse to touch a gun or want to destroy any current legal firearm ownership legislation - teaching them to be proficient with a firearm will be an entirely different ballgame.