Your source is biased, bro - eviltoast
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      1 year ago

      South America just isn’t really too involved in international politics in general, the whole region is neutral in almost all conflicts since very few directly affect them

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              If you use the old Cold War definition, yes. Otherwise

              However, as the Cold War ended with the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the definition largely shifted to instead refer to any country that boasts a well-functioning democratic system with little prospects of political risk, in addition to a strong rule of law, a capitalist economy with economic stability, and a high standard of living.

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      I said this about Assad as well, but when someone is a forever ruler, it may not be as democratic as the name implies

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      Of course. I am not going to defend the particular choice of countries in that picture. Where is South Korea, for example? However. Democracy is greater than just democratic election. Fascists in Germany also come to power in a free democratic election, does not make Nazi Germany a democratic country.

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          Yes, but it was by far the largest (the second party got just 20%) and in multiparty system that was enough to later enact laws that made it into dictatorship.