USA spreading freedom and democracy by couping various democratic countries and replacing the democratically elected leaders with fascists and warlords
Imposing Democracy on others does not seem to work, or requires a skill set rarely developed.
It worked in Japan and Germany. Depends a lot on the context. Still too risky to consider it a good default strategy.
Iraq is definitely better off than they were under Saddam, if you want a more recent example.
All it cost was untold suffering and a million dead Iraqis to overthrow the dictator America installed in the first place.
a million dead Iraqis
Source?
My feed shows that @Stamets is awake.
Huh? Am I OOTL here?
When the world mentions the word ‘Democracy’ … everyone thinks of ‘Democracy’
When the US mentions the word ‘Democracy’ … it means invasion, war, bombs and death
In America, the word ‘democracy’ has lost all meaning
Gotta love “The Democratic Republic of Korea”
You can’t trust the tankies with the word, either.
Think of Bananas!
Dreams of Dresden
Some of the most successful fascist propaganda ever that.
“WOLLT IHR DEN TOTALEN KRIEG? … Hey, not like that! Not fair!”
“I didn’t hear no bell” – Daenerys, breaker of chains, rider of dragons, queen of s’mores.
USA! USA! USA!
the irony of a moderator violating their own rules
Idk, I think this meme is acceptable under the premise that clearly evident truth with mountains of proof can’t possibly be a political wedge issue, right?
