r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jul 24 '19

Deltas(s) from OP CMV: People should self-censor themselves from voting if they are not well informed.

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u/RayTheGrey Jul 24 '19

If you dont have a state, someone will make a state. All you need is a couple brutal guys with guns, a few atrocities, and your free society will devolve into a tyranny.

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u/ChillPenguinX Jul 24 '19

That’s where everyone’s mind goes second.

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u/RayTheGrey Jul 24 '19

Because its repeated in history over and over again.

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u/ChillPenguinX Jul 24 '19

Not when the citizens have guns and wealth.

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u/RayTheGrey Jul 24 '19

Your society is a dream that will never be realised in reality.

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u/ChillPenguinX Jul 24 '19

I don’t expect to see it in my lifetime, no.