[03A3]

You open a population's eyes to its own enslavement, reawaken its forgotten thirst for freedom, provide it with the seeds for rejuvenation, and the lifeblood of liberty beats harder and flows stronger the longer it has been denied.

Problem is, it took over 70 years for the Soviets to do something about their government, replacing it with a kleptocracy.

[mo]

all they did was pattern it after ours!

[Cincinnatus.45-70]

Exactly correct. And the 70 years it took to overthrow the Soviet tyrants is relatively short, as historical examples go.

I agree completely with Shurk’s analysis and hopefulness. This tyrannical elite will fall like the Romans, the Byzantines or the French elites. The problem is the time it takes. The victims of the old system seldom live long enough to see the triumph over tyranny and the rise of a freer society.

[Dr. Pritchett]

“Problem is, it took over 70 years for the Soviets to do something about their government, replacing it with a kleptocracy.“

…and the Soviets didn’t have effective mind control trough social media like we do.