[direwolf20]

Look at any other country that went through a similar period. These regimes never voluntarily relinquish power, but they're forced to within 20 years due to some crushing military defeat, economic collapse, assassination, violent revolt, etcetera. It's never ended with a peaceful transition of power and a smooth winding down of the bad stuff.

[HaZeust]

The most recent historical example, the USSR, did so. How does that square with your premise and assertion?

[direwolf20]

The Berlin wall fell when a hundred thousand people were standing at the wall waiting for it to fall.

[HaZeust]

Was this reply meant as anything but complementary to my position?