Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S.
by 0x457 on Friday November 01, 2024 @06:57PM
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America only cares about spreading democracy if some country they have beef with isn't democratic. America had no issue replacing democratic (and sometimes secular) goverments with dictatorships if dictatorship was more friendly to the US.
Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S.
by juunpp on Friday November 01, 2024 @06:15PM
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If you want to see how much the US cares about democracy, read Noam Chomsky's How The World Works. Or just look down south to Latin America.
Re:How China Is Like the 19th Century U.S.
by soperj on Friday November 01, 2024 @05:47PM
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> the US hasn't always used their influence for good
This is a bit of an understatement for anyone in latin america.
> but at least its a democracy with some form of constitutionally protected human rights in charge
as far as i can tell, those only apply to US citizens, not humans in general.
In their time as the dominant world power, the US hasn't always used their influence for good, but at least its a democracy with some form of constitutionally protected human rights in charge. I much prefer that to having a country with a permanent ruling party where critics go missing being the dominant force in world affairs.