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pampango

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12. Ouch! "Some less evolved populations deserve a dictator to keep law and order." Got to admit

Reply to cosmicone (Reply #7)

Sun Aug 24, 2014, 03:52 PM

Aug 2014

that I never thought I would see that here at DU.

Now there is a liberal foreign policy. We support dictators in some countries because frankly you folks are just less evolved than those of us in the West.

Or would any of those "less evolved populations" that would benefit from a dictator be in North America or Europe?

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Syria conflict: Islamic State 'seizes' Tabqa airbase [View all] flamingdem Aug 2014 OP

Article from Saturday detailing Tabqa clashes and anti-aircraft capture/s flamingdem Aug 2014 #1

So the terrorists end up with Russian anti-aircraft missiles after Obama was reluctant to pampango Aug 2014 #13

Had to figure this would happen. IS knew it had to do something with Uncle ballyhoo Aug 2014 #2

Well, at least now we know what to bomb... TwilightGardener Aug 2014 #3

Just reading that the runway was no longer safe so flamingdem Aug 2014 #4

I would remind the mass media to ask McCain why he wanted to arm ISIS. They seem to have Fred Sanders Aug 2014 #5

Wow jamzrockz Aug 2014 #6

So what? tabasco Aug 2014 #9

I will rec a story because its important and want more exposure riderinthestorm Aug 2014 #10

Recs are for stories deemed important leftynyc Aug 2014 #18

We should have been on the side of Assad, Hussain, Mubaraq and Q'addafi cosmicone Aug 2014 #7

Agree about the strongman, especially when religion is flamingdem Aug 2014 #8

For every decent thing Saddam did, he did something reprehensible. BlueEye Aug 2014 #11

Ouch! "Some less evolved populations deserve a dictator to keep law and order." Got to admit pampango Aug 2014 #12

Less evolved in terms of democracy and individual rights cosmicone Aug 2014 #14

How does one determine which peoples are "less evolved" and "deserve a dictator"? Who does this? pampango Aug 2014 #15

I hear you but cosmicone Aug 2014 #16

"... dictatorships remain efficient and bring stability." pampango Aug 2014 #17

This post has got to be satirical oberliner Aug 2014 #19