Reference is to politics- that the person that controls military
force (the barrel of the gun) controls all.
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The Obama Administration has done nothing to restrict gun
purchase or ownership; that issue is the third rail in American
politics, and he's smart enough not to even go there.
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Similarities: Poverty. Corruption. Gun politics. Limited
infrastructure in the countryside. Strong colonial
history/influence in society. Agriculture-based economy. Proud
people.
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We can say that, politics then is different from the politics
now, because, politics then was less democratic than politics
now.