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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/7802418 Don’t forget about the Irish unification of 2024!
minus-squareAchillesUltimate@lemy.lollinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoThat’s actually where democracy came from. When guns came along, it became extremely cheap and easy to turn every random peasant into a soldier. This meant that you essentially always had to have the will of the people on your side.
minus-squareKidplayer_666@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoNot necessarily. Prussia managed to be “an army with a country” and be despotic
That’s actually where democracy came from. When guns came along, it became extremely cheap and easy to turn every random peasant into a soldier. This meant that you essentially always had to have the will of the people on your side.
Not necessarily. Prussia managed to be “an army with a country” and be despotic