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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla
Non-democracy is the source of our troubles; we don't get into donnybrooks like this with democracies.
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Define 'like this'.
Supported Contra insurgents in Nicaragua.
Helped overthrow elected prime minister of Iran in 1953-54.
Provided
aid to Pinochet after his coup of elected Chilean government.
In many cases we love non-democracies, if the democracies they are replacing are too far left.
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