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Kind of a definitional issue, isn’t it? We have to tolerate it under our political system, because that’s how our political system works. Deciding not to tolerate it requires discarding or ignoring the rules of our political system. So whether it’s them or us knifing it, the answer to the question is no, our political system won’t survive, by definition.
(There’s nothing particularly sacrosanct about it, so the important question is whether we can fundamentally change our political system without too much violence.)
Kind of a definitional issue, isn’t it? We have to tolerate it under our political system, because that’s how our political system works. Deciding not to tolerate it requires discarding or ignoring the rules of our political system. So whether it’s them or us knifing it, the answer to the question is no, our political system won’t survive, by definition.
(There’s nothing particularly sacrosanct about it, so the important question is whether we can fundamentally change our political system without too much violence.)
Historically speaking, “without too much violence” has included a full-blown war.