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Comment by jimbokun

3 months ago

George W Bush tried that.

You can’t export democracy and economic prosperity at gunpoint. States must choose to embrace all those things you are talking about.

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willmarch  3 months ago

Change is painful and slow, that does not mean we should give up on change.

  • jimbokun  3 months ago

    You can’t just change other people who are not yet ready or willing to change.

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