Venezuela went from the richest country in South America to one where the average citizen lost 17lbs in a year. Once your economy looks like that, the slightest hint of armed unrest could collapse the government. The only reason Maduro stayed in power was because he could have the military shoot into unarmed crowds with no repercussions.
But might not be a popular comment here. It seems many think you can carbon tax out of any problem.
There is one logical resolution to where Venezuela finds themselves. No one really believes they’re going to pull out of this economic situation, nor now this political one.
There were just as many, if not more, statistical anomalies in the US 2020 election, but all the guns stayed in their gun lockers then.
Yea, be awful if, say the US, was on the precipice of slipping into a dictaorship. Thank god they've got guns, that'll make everything better!
Venezuela went from the richest country in South America to one where the average citizen lost 17lbs in a year. Once your economy looks like that, the slightest hint of armed unrest could collapse the government. The only reason Maduro stayed in power was because he could have the military shoot into unarmed crowds with no repercussions.
Yes, an armed society is a polite society, and no one is more polite than, say, American police or the ATF or FBI or IRS.
If you see an American walk into a school or a hotel with a gun, you know everything is going to be A-OK.
True.
But might not be a popular comment here. It seems many think you can carbon tax out of any problem.
There is one logical resolution to where Venezuela finds themselves. No one really believes they’re going to pull out of this economic situation, nor now this political one.
> It seems many think you can carbon tax out of any problem.
What relevance does this have to gun ownership?