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Comment by justasitsounds

> It is difficult for governments to commit large scale atrocities without the consent of the governed unless those so governed are first disarmed.

Not when the government has tanks, attack helicopters and assorted hardware that IS prohibited for the public to own

> A more modern example was the prohibition of the free movement of the Australian population during covid. Australians were held prisoner by the state and were not permitted to leave.

Not true. You could leave and you could also enter - but would have to stay in mandatory quarantine.

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