This is a short diary, mostly to ask a question of the history mavens in the crowd. To wit:
Has there ever been a time in world history when a political group that lost the last election has taken the whole government hostage to force their agenda on the government?
I know the Republicans have blamed the messenger (and not the message) for their loss in 2012, but I have wondered if this same sort of shutdown has ever occurred anywhere. Is this something that would happen in third world countries? I've seen overthrows of governments, but not shutdowns.
Any one?