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		SirHumphrey 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: 14 Killed in anti-government protests in Nepal It's an overtly American perspective - perspective of a nation perpetually terrified of repeating the downfall of the Roman Republic. In reality long periods of political instability make people quite happy to trade freedoms for peace.

JumpCrisscross 5 months ago [–]

> long periods of political instability make people quite happy to trade freedoms for peace

To be fair, the Romans traded long periods of recurring civil wars for peace. We’re nowhere close to that in America.

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