This happened perhaps to a larger extent than in democratic Western countries; though the democratic France, for example, could not avoid human losses in its domestic policy struggles, while in Estonia this did not happen.
Samal ajal ei saanud näiteks demokraatlik Prantsusmaa sisepoliitilises võitluses hakkama ilma inimohvriteta, Eestis suudeti seda vältida.