Except that in a lot of instances (Afghanistan, Egypt, Nicaragua, Most of South America... (http://www.zompist.com/latam.html), there is a legacy of cultural imperialism, or people who are allowed to maintain dictatorships provide imperialist states with things they need, be that strategic location or key resources.witty_pseudonym wrote:there really isn't much of an alternative i suppose. a country's sovereignty has to be respected regardless of its politics. until there is a vested interest then generally nothing will happen...ie. north korea, zimbabwe, the middle east while the oil flowed and a semblance of stability existed.
The USA currently supports dictatorships in Saudi Arabia, Chad, Yemen, Equatorial Guinea, Oman, Ethiopia, Turkmenistan, and the UK were no better back in the day.