Exposing the rulers of a country to criticism by its own people is not exactly regime change by a foreign power. One party rule is not a prerequisite for avoid

Exposing the rulers of a country to criticism by its own people is not exactly regime change by a foreign power. One party rule is not a prerequisite for avoiding civil war either. On the contrary, civil war is far less prevalent in democratic countries where it is possible to change things by peaceful means. These are very weak arguments indeed.