[empath75]

It actually depends on whether the populace at large or the government in power are willing to maintain power through force.

If you’re dealing with a democracy and a populace like the US or the UK, there happens to be a limit of how much brutality they’re willing to stomach in defense of the system. In a lot of cases it’s much more than we’d like to admit.

If you’re dealing with an authoritarian government or a theocracy, that limit is much higher or non-existent.

[loggedinmyphone]

What I am betting on is precisely that reluctance of the populace to stomach brutality. Whatever political victories are achieved through escalating violence are ultimately empty until a fundamental rejection of brutality is achieved.