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Originally Posted by troopsofdoom
In his books he brought up the idea that people's right to vote should be earned through voluntary service to their country. He also believed that people should be required to serve their country before they would be able to run for political office.
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Having the right to vote and having an political office is power. And when Cobra rules the world I belive that the blueshirt will be the ones to "vote" who will be in power and they would only vote for proven Cobra champions. Exchange volentary service to their country with volentary service to Cobra and you see what I mean.
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Originally Posted by troopsofdoom
Cobra has been portrayed as a Dictatorship or Totalitarianism. Cobra Commander made himself the leader of Cobra without anyone's consent and he has no intention of ever giving up that power.
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I agree that its a dictatorship and totataliarian but Cobra Commander actually have the consent of everybody that follows him. People sometimes forget that allthough being a member of a democracy has its advatages dictatorships has its advantages too, sure you have to kiss the ass of those above you but you get to really kick down on those below you. That power over those below you in the system is the reason why so many people reject democracy even today. So Cobra is volentary.
I know that Cobra is not at all what Heinelen had in mind, but it is in the same territory. Think of it as and corruption of Heinelens ideas.