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Dear dear me. And who's to be the judge of what's a non-democracy, me wonders?
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Other democracies. You can find a definition
here.
Now you don't have to wonder anymore. You're welcome.
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And is the matter of international politics really that clear cut do you think?
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Yes.
You determine if the masses have legal control over their own government. If the answer is "yes", then it is a democracy. If the answer is "no", then it is not a democracy. The specific structure is irrelevant. A Constitutional Monarchy (for example) still fits the definition of a democracy so long as the masses have control of the Constitution.
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Incidentally, I don't see you chucking sticks and stones at Turkish government these days?
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How are they not a democracy?
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Which neatly brings us back to the question of who's to decide the right and wrong of things in affairs of mice and men, don't you think?
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The masses. We are giving those masses a voice.
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And flush international law down the drain while you're at it. Oh sorry, you did that already.
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We had to flush...the crаp was starting to overflow the toilet.
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You: Don't go stomping round the world in your heavy boots, bringing freedom and democracy for all at gun point.
Me: Or what?
Or in laymen terms, you'll get a lot of general resentment and bad blood, not to mention a few religious nutters every now and again who'll get it into their head that killing innocent American civilians is a good way to put the point across.
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We're willing to take that risk. The alternatives are worse.
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You: Also kindly ask yourselves why is it that US is being criticised and disrespected as you say by foreign nations?
Me: Because other nations either hate us for what we represent (democracy) or because they envy us.Its lonely at the top, heh heh
Envy? Hatred for democracy?
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Did I stutter?
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That's about it. U.S foreign policy has never and is not currently based on any sort of consistent humanitarian concerns. That's why you get funny things like Cuba embargos without embargos against governments equal or worse. It's a policy of pragmatism plain and simple.
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Explain what is pragmatic about the Cuban Embargo.