Come on. There's always a way back. Or a way to something different. Human societies and governments reorganize all the time. Often with much sound and fury.
There is indeed always a way back, but that phrase is doing a LOT of heavy lifting!
Yes, people have overcome far worse authoritarian regimes.
But, remember: the cost to overcome authoritarians always goes up as a regime consolidates power.
An unconsolidated authoritarian regime can sometimes be voted out.
With some consolidation, toppling a regime may require "merely" weeks of protest by 5% of the entire population and general strikes that make the country ungovernable.
As the regime escalates, it may take full-on violent revolution with blood in the streets and govt buildings to restore the sovereignty of the citizens.
Sound and fury, indeed. This is not what any sane person wants. There is always a way back, but are you and everyone you know and love prepared to do whatever it takes to get it back? Or do you feel it is OK to trivialize the effort required because you think you have so much privilege you expect others to do the fighting?
Yes, there's ways of getting rid of dictatorships, but they tend to be unusual/extreme such as mass protests or revolts.
I did just see a news alert that the judge in the "deportation" (kidnapping) case is considering contempt of court for the Trump administration - will that work?
There is indeed always a way back, but that phrase is doing a LOT of heavy lifting!
Yes, people have overcome far worse authoritarian regimes.
But, remember: the cost to overcome authoritarians always goes up as a regime consolidates power.
An unconsolidated authoritarian regime can sometimes be voted out.
With some consolidation, toppling a regime may require "merely" weeks of protest by 5% of the entire population and general strikes that make the country ungovernable.
As the regime escalates, it may take full-on violent revolution with blood in the streets and govt buildings to restore the sovereignty of the citizens.
Sound and fury, indeed. This is not what any sane person wants. There is always a way back, but are you and everyone you know and love prepared to do whatever it takes to get it back? Or do you feel it is OK to trivialize the effort required because you think you have so much privilege you expect others to do the fighting?