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Past events aren't a definite excuse for today's situations. Yeah, the U.S. interfered in many countries, including some that are super successful today, e.g., Taiwan and South Korea.

But many Latin Americans never stop blaming U.S. interventions for everything. Of course, blame a boogeyman instead of wreckless internal economic policies.

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And that's all whilst ignoring the downfall of the Syrian Arab Republic into the hands of western hegemons

Yes, that's exactly why Russia was meddling and Bashar al-Assad was torturing/raping/murdering: to keep that pesky Western influence away.

The noble citizens of Syria obviously accept these human rights violations as a much better option than... allowing decadent Western concepts like "liberal democracy" or "pluralism" into their country.

That's why they're sitting peacefully and not putting their lives on the line for the prospect of a risky future that only seems better compared to a present full of horror, right?

Unfortunately, like in Asia or Europe, the US never stopped interfering in the democratic process of South America. Still today, many of those countries are defacto western colonies and lack any independence. And the few who dare proclaiming themselves as Republics tend to end up on western blacklists.

Still today, many of those countries are defacto western colonies and lack any independence.

Can you name even one?

The only one to which the phrase "lacks any independence" could meaningfully apply is Puerto Rico. But even that's not really true, as it continually holds status referenda in favor of actually joining the US over independence. Most recently by a margin of 50-30 - and just a few weeks ago, in fact.

The US has never stopped intervening.

But it is very significant it hasn't involved itself in any armed conflicts in its own hemisphere for more than 30 years.

Except for Trump's threats to invade Venezuala and Mexico, that is.

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