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Originally posted by taxwonk
[Japan] and Germany embraced democracy. Algeria and Vietnam did not. See the difference?
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Hmmm. Two were colonizers with a large percentage of highly skilled laborers, a history of large industrial output (albeit devestated), and a large well educated middle class, even before their occupation.
The other two were colonies, used as a resource for raw materials and a market for finished goods.
And Iraq?
We're so screwed.
