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Authoritarian tendencies existed well before the US came to power. The best defence against the US 'empire' is to avoid authoritarian tendencies.
by calsy 5y ago
Authoritarian tendencies existed well before the US came to power. The best defence against the US 'empire' is to avoid authoritarian tendencies.
- ArchD 5y agoTell that to Mohammad Mosaddegh, the democratically-elected Prime Minister of Iran until some hostile action by the CIA. Or, consider Saudi Arabia, which has a monarchy. They are on very friendly terms with the US. I've just listed two examples out of many that can be easily found by anyone who is interested to know.
- calsy 5y agoPlease do, you have a single example of Iran and another that is the complete opposite of what I proposed. Then compare that to the powers US has had conflicts with during the 20/21st century, either directly or by proxy. The point was also 'best defence', not 'option that completely negates any possible US threat'. On odds, what country will most likely come into conflict with the US on probability, one of authoritarian rule or one of elected leaders?
- drewcoo 5y agoOr accept our puppet dictators and our NGO "help."
- Redoubts 5y agoThis is just straight up wrong.
- calsy 5y agoNo you're wrong. Straight up. Argument over.