> Authoritarian governments can push their agenda without distraction, while most politicians in democracies are fighting a popularity contest. Correct. But i

> Authoritarian governments can push their agenda without distraction, while most politicians in democracies are fighting a popularity contest. Correct. But i personally would argue if we had actual democracies in the global north, such dictatorships could not last. If we had power to the people, and everyone was housed, fed and healthcared (as we claim in our neocolonial propaganda), the West would appear like a suitable model for many people around the planet and everyone would rise for freedom. The truth is many people living under those dictatorships despise the USA and France (and others) for what they truly are: neocolonial oligarchies abusing people and destroying the environment. There is no freedom or equality here, we just have a different brand of authoritarianism than they do.