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False dichotomy

• refurb 2y ago
  It's not. These countries were not thriving democracies. So saying "if it wasn't for the US, these people would be living in a democracy" is false. The options are basically US-aligned dictator, or USSR-aligned dictator. I see no issues with the US supporting the first.
  • elktown 2y ago
    > The options are basically US-aligned dictator, or USSR-aligned dictator. It's a textbook example of it, just like this follow up. But I expect nothing else from a user that for years and years always, with no exceptions, no matter the subject, sides with wealth and power. Utter contempt is all I have for you.
    • dventimi 2y ago
      Which is pathetic because almost certainly this person is neither wealthy nor powerful.
  • dventimi 2y ago
    Again with the made up quotes. No one in this thread has said, "if it wasn't for the US, these people would be living in a democracy." Anyway, you don't know that these are the only two options. You don't know that the USSR would've installed dictators like the US actually did, though I consider it unlikely as there's no evidence they even tried.