Unfortunately there are no truly benevolent democracies, but the US is democratic. It has many flaws including, those you rightly point out, and it has also done a lot to support the spread of democracy.
There’s more at stake than just democracy vs authoritarianism, but that still seems like the most accurate way of framing it. Look at the countries aligned with each side, there’s a distinct pattern.
I would agree but then again Israel is aligned with the US or more like the US is aligned with Israel and it’s a very very ugly thing to commit genocide in the name of freedom and democracy. I still much rather benefit from the privilege that comes with living in a democratic country, but I dare say being on the receiving end of either democratic or authoritarian geopolitics boils down to essentially the same thing.
Yeah, I essentially agree.
Unfortunately there are no truly benevolent democracies, but the US is democratic. It has many flaws including, those you rightly point out, and it has also done a lot to support the spread of democracy.
There’s more at stake than just democracy vs authoritarianism, but that still seems like the most accurate way of framing it. Look at the countries aligned with each side, there’s a distinct pattern.
I would agree but then again Israel is aligned with the US or more like the US is aligned with Israel and it’s a very very ugly thing to commit genocide in the name of freedom and democracy. I still much rather benefit from the privilege that comes with living in a democratic country, but I dare say being on the receiving end of either democratic or authoritarian geopolitics boils down to essentially the same thing.