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> Bears repeating. This was true of a lot of "anti-communist" US actions: propping up a hated local elite who were in no way democratic. Not wrong, but I'm cur
by throw0101d 2y ago
> Bears repeating. This was true of a lot of "anti-communist" US actions: propping up a hated local elite who were in no way democratic.
Not wrong, but I'm curious to know how things worked out (so far?) over the long-term: a lot of non-communist dictatorial countries (that the US propped-up?) managed to move over onto more democratic systems eventually, whereas (AFAICT) communist governments have managed to hang on and are still single-party states.
- sillywalk 2y agoThe Commies are still around and one party though they've gotten more capitalist over the decades. I think the only ones left are China, Cuba, North Korea, Vietnam and I think Belarus(?). Most(all?) of the anti-communist dictators/juntas are gone. Greece in the 70s, South Korea in the 80s. The last that I can think of were El Salvador and Guatamala in the 1990s. Supporting hated dictators/rulers is still around, e.g. all the Gulf states.