[nonethewiser]

> which probably wouldn't mind bombing the shit out of their own city if it was necessary to stay in power

See the Tiananmen Square Massacre.

[pessimizer]

You have to have a sense of proportion on this, and an example that isn't 30 years old.

[mensetmanusman]

They fear bomb their own cities though (using drones!):

Shanghai Residents Told to 'Control Your Thirst for Freedom' Amid Lockdown

https://www.newsweek.com/shanghai-residents-told-control-you...

[H8crilA]

Bombing a city can result in tens to hundreds of thousands of casualties.