Originally Posted by htperr6565

Would you say that this is true for only democratic societies or any type of society?

Well, if the government is established against the will of the people, is it really theirs?
And, your answer to this is probably, well they have the power to change it.

However, considering the legitimacy that modern nation states have established for themselves, their extremely disproportionate access to weapon technology and resources, it is very arguable than in many cases people find themselves lacking the essential means to remove their government. Such a task may have been much easier in say the late eighteenth century, when the government had muskets and the people have muskets.

What if i am a member of a small community of dissent in a nation where the overwhelming majority of the citizens have pledged blind faith to their government and its legitimacy? am i still guilty?