Originally posted by Double-J:
If the dictator is pro-American, and is willing to support interests that would be in our favor.
I know that ideology is often less important than the own interests in the world-politic, but IMO, an extreme-right dictator should
never be supported, even when it's an easy way of removing a leadership you dislike. Being against the extreme-rightwing is just a fundamental duty, I believe.
Originally posted by Double-J:
Though I think it is interesting that the people who were being replaced are thought of as "democratic" or in some way peaceful, most of them were just as if not more corrupt than their replacements.
I do think Allende was democratic and not
very corrupt. And even if he was, at least he was a socialist and thus very preferable above an extremerightwinger. But I think you won't agree with this...
Originally posted by Double-J:
Then again, you could have someone like Castro come to power...
Communism like it was meant to be just doesn't work. Too bad...
