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		baisq on May 25, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: List of school shootings in the United States If the Taliban could fend off the West, an armed population can take down the US government.

codyswann on May 25, 2022 [–]

The Taliban could fend off the West because the West adheres (mostly) to rules of engagement.

A tyrannical government attempting to subjugate its own citizenry would have no such compunction.

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