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From: brower@fortune.UUCP (Richard Brower)
Newsgroups: net.politics,net.flame
Subject: Re: another twist on the gun issue
Message-ID: <5009@fortune.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 13-Feb-85 15:07:46 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb 13 15:07:46 1985
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Organization: Fortune Systems, Redwood City, CA
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Summary: 

In article <474@whuxl.UUCP> orb@whuxl.UUCP (SEVENER) writes:
>The idea that one could seriously challenge a government with tanks
>and nuclear bombs by opposing that government with popguns is simply ludicrous.
>Governments can be changed despite these impediments when the people
>in the government itself no longer support it.
>          tim sevener   whuxl!orb

Nuclear bombs aren't very useful to quell a disturbance in your backyard.
But I can see Ronnie saying to his Generals, "Well, we don't really need
Cleavland..."
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Richard A. Brower		Fortune Systems
{ihnp4,ucbvax!amd,hpda,sri-unix,harpo}!fortune!brower