[ vidar shrugs. ] You mentioned people being complacent. I'm using your words.

In any case rigidity and violence are a spectrum. There is more than one way to maintain power, and regarding all governments as tyranny isn't going to lead anyone any closer to understanding how it works. It's not just a matter of what's successful or unsuccessful. Power is an on-going project; it shifts and adapts before you ever get a hold of it.