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> and in a lot of cases less democratic Almost all. I can really think of two counterexamples, Japan and Korea (and it took a very long time ~30 years? for ko
by dnautics 5y ago
> and in a lot of cases less democratic
Almost all. I can really think of two counterexamples, Japan and Korea (and it took a very long time ~30 years? for korea to figure itself out). Maybe Jugoslavia can be put into that bin too, though it's not clear if the US intervention hurt or helped.
- froh 5y agoyou can add Germany to the list, albeit France and UK also had a say there
- mdiesel 5y agoSetting up the Weimar Republic after WW1 didn't go so well, then the aftermath of WW2 there were decades of east+west Germany. I don't see that as a positive example of a foreign power setting up a government.
- scythe 5y agoI have to preface this with a very emphatic the ends absolutely do not justify the means, but, defying ill repute and near-unanimous pessimism, Iraq seems to have been able to slowly stitch its parliamentary system back together and respond to democratic pressures (protests, elections) without resorting to fraud and violence. It's too early to celebrate, but things look a lot better than they did ten years ago.