> as for spreading democracy I find the track record more horrific than corny Hang on, in which period of world history did the world enjoy more widespread pea

> as for spreading democracy I find the track record more horrific than corny Hang on, in which period of world history did the world enjoy more widespread peace and democratic rule than during Pax Americana? Or are you claiming that the most peaceful and democratic era of history happened in spite of the US, not in any way due to it? I don't have any objections to criticizing the US but my read on its history in this context is basically - once it expanded as far as it could militarily it decided the next best thing to do was build up a global network of nations it could trade with and make money off of. Those powers needed to be peaceful and stable so frequently ended up being democracies.