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Originally posted by Spanky
Taking out a democratic regime, no matter how bad, is always dicey morally. There is no question that taking out a regime that is not democratic and not providing prosperity is OK. And there is no question that taking out a democratic regime that is providing prosperity is wrong. It is in the grey areas where things get iffy.
If a non democratic regime is providing prosperity and the middle class is growing then probably it is better to just let evolution take its course. If the regime is democratic and screwing over the country is is also probably better to leave it alone. Before you can move in, you probably need to let it turn into despotic regime (which usually happens in countrys where prosperity continues to decline) before you intervene.
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You had a rather different opinion about the democratically elected regime in Chile, I recall.
