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Old 10-25-2007, 12:21 PM
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Default Re: Bush \"Supports the Cuban People\" While Maintaining Economic Sancti

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All tyrannical regimes need external enemies as the reason for their problems to preserve on the power.

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No they don't. They do that sometimes but there are plenty of people who enjoy the jackboot.

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Does plenty = enough? It seems it does but then that makes me doubt your assertion.

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I will dig up references but I recall populations on isolated islands in the pre-industrial era that were ruled by monarchs. No possibility of outside threats there.

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Monarchy != "tyrannical regime".

Totalitarian dictatorship is much more closely aligned with democracy than monarchy.
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