How much tyranny will a nation endure before they either act or wind up in prison under false pretenses?
North Korea’s lasted a pretty long time, and so has Cuba. The USSR made it about 70 years. People will trade comfort and government control for their freedom for quite some time. Once the meat hooks of socialism/communism get in and especially when they take over the arms and police, voting out becomes nearly impossible.
Don’t know but here in America we tolerate everything. We’ve become a docile servant country.
To play a bit of the Devil’s Advocate here, it depends on how compromised they are. Roaring women will put up with a lot. Pride-parading homosexuals, even more.
The government also gains control by granting license to depravity. Those taking advantage will put up with a lot.