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Taiwan, Philippines, Egypt, South Korea. Arguably India, but there was so much bad mixed with the good. The Caribbean is a special case though where there are
by legitster 2y ago
Taiwan, Philippines, Egypt, South Korea. Arguably India, but there was so much bad mixed with the good.
The Caribbean is a special case though where there are lots of miraculous turnarounds because tourism is so lucrative.
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- paleotrope 2y agoWhat are these examples? Taiwan and South Korea could be argued that Japanese colonialism and authoritarian states are the reason they are successful today. Philippines was an important Spanish trade colony for a few hundred years. None of these were non self serving. As for Egypt are you talking about the Ptolmaics?
- rodgerd 2y ago> South Korea The West supported an brutal military dictatorship in South Korea for decades. South Korean democracy is the result of internal struggle by the South Korean people.
- walrus01 2y ago> The West supported an brutal military dictatorship in South Korea for decades. South Korean democracy is the result of internal struggle by the South Korean people. I mean, the US was a huge supporter of Suharto in Indonesia as the "less bad" option to the thread of communism, and Mubarak in Egypt as an alternative to the worse option of a Islamic Brotherhood run state, or possibly something even more deeply Soviet aligned. I don't think there is any "lesser evil" warlord to pick in Haiti right now and prop up above any of the others.
- paleotrope 2y agoIn the logic of empire, the overlord just needs to pick someone and eliminate the competitors. It's best if they have some popular support but not necessary. I am sure there are some networks with titular heads that can be utilized.