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I don't see much evidence that's the US wants to defend the world from authoritarians. Some of their closest allies are authoritarian countries.
by amanaplanacanal 11mo ago
I don't see much evidence that's the US wants to defend the world from authoritarians. Some of their closest allies are authoritarian countries.
- pfdietz 11mo agoExpansionist authoritarians, which in the post war world was communists. Why would the world need defending from non-expansionist authoritarians?
- amanaplanacanal 11mo agoMaybe. They seem to actually like expansionist authoritarians now. Evidence being the Russia Ukraine peace effort.
- pfdietz 11mo agoAnother thing the US did in the post-war world was apply economic leverage to dismantle European empires. This can also be viewed as defending nations against external coercion.