I am not sure about that, and they do have a point about modern “democracy” spread by the barrel of a gun. The US is quite found of overthrowing supposedly anti-democratic governments and installing dictators (see Iran and most of South America). This is obviously not democracy, but the Neo liberals/cons will claim that is what they are doing.
I was just pointing out that ancient democracies did exist before the perversion that we see before us today. Perhaps I am just idealizing societies like ancient Greece though.
Their comment on the middle east is definitely sarcastic. There are no functioning democracies in the middle east that resulted from a US bombing campaign, except maybe Iraq, though I don’t think they’ll keep it to maturity.
Democracy existed before bombs.
They are being sarcastic.
I am not sure about that, and they do have a point about modern “democracy” spread by the barrel of a gun. The US is quite found of overthrowing supposedly anti-democratic governments and installing dictators (see Iran and most of South America). This is obviously not democracy, but the Neo liberals/cons will claim that is what they are doing.
I was just pointing out that ancient democracies did exist before the perversion that we see before us today. Perhaps I am just idealizing societies like ancient Greece though.
Their comment on the middle east is definitely sarcastic. There are no functioning democracies in the middle east that resulted from a US bombing campaign, except maybe Iraq, though I don’t think they’ll keep it to maturity.
That makes sense. Thanks.