A weblog with random thoughts and reflections on society and ecology.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2003
Democracy
The US is known for promoting democracy. At least verbally, and as long as it is within nations and not among them, and the democracy in question is aligned with US interests.
Tyrannies aligned with US interests are OK (East Timor, Saddam Hussein’s Iraq prior to the invasion of Kuwait, and numerous other regimes). Democracies not aligned with US interests are at risk of being overthrown with support of the US (Chile in 1972 is one example).
Further, democary is OK within nations (with the caveat mentioned above) but not among nations. The US has consistently worked against the UN (only moderately democratic), and any attempts to make the UN more democratic than it is. Not surprising, as a truly democratic and strong UN is clearly against the interests of the US.
11:37
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