In Reply to: Re: Commentators are praising Koreans posted by russsmith on December 05, 2024 at 04:36:34
The story Americans tell themselves about America is so much a polar opposite of what history actually tracks about the country. The disconnect is fairly strong especially in the conservative, right wing circles.
I'll add a third angle to America's troubling relationship with democracy: her habit of overthrowing democratically elected governments around the world because they promise to do what is best for their citizens rather than commit blindly serving America's interests. This was especially overt during the Cold war years, obviously, but I'm not convinced that it has gone away completely.