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Whether they succeed or fail, coups mess up countries beyond recovery

The expatriate comes from a country that he believes is more stable than a tortoise sleeping on a flat rock.

Politically, he believes, the system will endure. Yes, if you're French you might expect a few burning Citroens and broken champagne bottles on the streets of Paris, but generally speaking there's an expectation that Germany won't have a revolution, and that military coups won't hit any of the countries of Western Europe.

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