> >Why should we think that its authoritarian character is
> >necessarily a consequence of US opposition?
>
> We don't. There are plenty of states that are authoritarian without
> inspiration from the U.S.
Then again, maybe many or all authoritarian regimes in this world *are* in fact influenced to go that route because of the US/West's fondness for foreign investment in countries that have "stable" societies. Dictatorships are notoriously "stable" by the business definition.
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