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Subject: Re: Stalin and slavery
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Date: Thu, 15-Dec-83 12:41:09 EST
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Posted: Thu Dec 15 12:41:09 1983
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The US government does not govern by "fear and violence" - it governs
(officially - IE according to the constitution, and common practice)
by controlled and limited use of force.  The limits are imposed by laws
and force is controlled by the courts and applied by the police.  
(There are exceptions, but they are *not* the rule.)

On the other hand, Russia apparently did and still does use "fear and 
violence" to keep its people under control.