There is nothing that the Western democracies hate more in the Third World than democratically elected presidents who aren't neoliberal capitalists. That's because most of our Western leaders are voted in by money rather than by people. How dare Venezuela's president Maduro champion his people's interests rather than the corporate bottom line?
In fact, corporate controlled democracies have a longtime love affair with the worst dictators that the CIA and MI6 can come up with. Whether it be the Shah in Iran, Pinochet in Chili, Montt in Guatemala, or more recently Salman in Saudi Arabia, or Morsi in Egypt, the standard for Third World Countries is always the same. If they screw their own people and make Western billionaires even richer in the process, why they are just fine. But once a Third World leader claims profits for the people, be it from oil, gas, coal, or copper, it is time for a coup. Or a full scale invasion if that doesn't work.
The Spanish Empire peddled Christianity and the British Empire claimed to be spreading "civilization" to justify colonial conquests. More recently The American Empire has been saving humanity from "weapons of mass destruction," "drug kingpins," and even Muslim misogynists. The game of saving humanity to exploit it is as old as Columbus' "discovery" of the New World.
The rich elites have always demand the overthrow of progressive leaders in developing countries, no matter how fairly elected. What if a people's democracy ever spread to the First World?
The rich elites have always demand the overthrow of progressive leaders in developing countries, no matter how fairly elected. What if a people's democracy ever spread to the First World?
Fred
