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The United States forcibly exports American style "democracy" and causes endless harm

2021-12-13   

"The Democratic agenda of the U.S. government has just died miserably in Kabul. The 'fall of Afghanistan' reveals the cruel truth of U.S. human rights rhetoric." After witnessing the chaos of the US military's hasty withdrawal from Afghanistan in August this year, an article on the US foreign policy website said. Looking back at the United States, Robert Kagan and other American scholars are worried. They believe that "the United States is falling into the most serious political and constitutional crisis since the civil war" and predict that the United States will enter the "dark world of democratic collapse". The world is more and more aware of the reality that American democracy fails internally and externally. For a long time, the United States has boasted of "shining on the top of the mountain" and self styled as the "teacher of democracy". It ignores the holes and chaos of its own democratic system, ignores the great differences in the level of economic development, history and culture of different countries and regions in the world, and is keen to forcibly export and transplant American democracy. However, where American democracy goes, many countries and regions are mired in turmoil, conflict and war, causing huge humanitarian disasters and endless harm. Expansion tool "Washington's ambition to rule the world is driven not by deeper democracy or freedom, a more just world, an end to poverty or violence, or a more livable planet, but by economy and ideology." In his Book Democracy: America's deadliest export, William bloom, an American diplomat, broke the fact that America's external expansion is closely related to "democratic export". Since the Spanish American war, the United States has started its overseas expansion, and "democratic export" has become an important tool for it to conquer the world. Over the years, the United States has used the name of "democracy" to practice hegemony, step by step extending its tentacles to all corners of the world and transforming the world according to "American standards": promoting "Monroe Doctrine" in Latin America and supporting Pro American governments; Carry out American style political system transformation in Asian countries and regions such as the Philippines; Aid to carry out the so-called "democratization of Africa" reform; Directing "Color Revolution" in Asian and European countries; Remote control the "Arab Spring" in West Asia and North Africa; Using "anti-terrorism" to force the regime change of other countries; Let American ships run around the world, but they claim to safeguard freedom and democracy In order to bring its claim of "superior American democracy" to other places, the U.S. government does not hesitate to use various means such as economic sanctions, blockade, intimidation and even military to suppress the disobedient. In his book "covert regime change: America's secret Cold War", O'Rourke, an associate professor of Boston College, wrote: in the 42 years from 1947 to 1989 alone, the United States implemented 64 covert regime change actions and 6 public actions. According to other statistics, in the past 10 years, the United States has invaded more than 20 countries or instigated the regime change of relevant countries, and has repeatedly intervened and operated the "Color Revolution" in some countries in central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, West Asia and North Africa. In fact, the "democratic export" of the United States, no matter how its packaging and form are changed, is an excuse for foreign expansion, safeguarding hegemony and interfering in the internal affairs of other countries. The Iraq war in 2003 is a typical example. The United States invaded Iraq on unwarranted charges without the authorization of the United Nations. As former US President Bill Clinton once said, "defending freedom and promoting democracy in the world is not only a reflection of our deepest values, but also vital to our national interests." Coincidentally, when reviewing the U.S. operations in Afghanistan, U.S. President Biden also said bluntly: "our task in Afghanistan has never been national construction." Bussena shaban, special adviser to the Syrian President, said: "we know what 'Democracy' means in the mouth of western countries, that is, we want our country to become their 'satellite city', follow them, and we will have no say in internal affairs." Humanitarian disaster "18 years have passed since the Iraq war. I hope Americans can hear my voice. The United States has treated us inhumanely and has not apologized or compensated. The crimes of the United States in Iraq will not be forgotten by history and will never be forgotten." A few days ago, Allah Karim Ahmed, a prisoner abuse victim in Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, recalled his years of imprisonment in which he was innocent and persecuted. He was still mixed with grief and anger. After the United States launched the Iraq war, the New York Times article beautified the aggression: "the Iraq war is the most important plan of the United States to promote American democracy, freedom and revolution since the Marshall Plan. It is one of the most magnificent things the United States has tried to do abroad." However, the fact is that the war caused 200000 to 250000 civilian deaths, of which more than 16000 were directly killed by the U.S. military, and more than 1 million people were homeless. U.S. depleted uranium bombs and other weapons have also left radioactive pollution in Iraq that can last for decades. Xinhua News Agency reporters recently visited the streets of Baghdad, the Iraqi capital. Local people have said that American "democracy" is a lie, bringing disaster, destruction, illiteracy, backwardness, killing and danger. The 20-year war in Afghanistan launched by the United States has also devastated Afghanistan and impoverished the people. Saudi Arabian writer Tariq Hamid wrote in the Middle East times that the United States created chaos in Afghanistan and incited the "Arab Spring" in the Middle East, but did not bring real democracy. Today, more than a decade has passed since the Arab spring. These bloody lessons show that the prescription for "democracy" issued by the United States is a poison at all. The United States forcibly exports the so-called "democracy". Wherever it goes, it not only does not realize the illusion of "democracy" it describes, but also causes turbulence and war, conflict and hatred, poverty and destruction An article on the website of the US bimonthly foreign affairs pointed out that the US foreign policy has exacerbated the global democratic crisis in the name of democracy. Create division Michael palenti, an American political scientist, said that over the years, the United States has been unable to take off its colored glasses of "democracy". In the discourse world controlled by the United States and other western countries, western democracy can represent human democracy. However, democracy is the right of all peoples, not the self-interest of a few countries. The United States shapes other countries according to its own image, and the behavior of "exporting democracy" itself is not democratic, which fundamentally violates the core values of democracy. If we judge which countries are democratic and which are undemocratic only on the basis of our own likes and dislikes, we are actually pursuing egoism and creating division in the world. Recently, the US government set up a high-profile stage and held the so-called "democracy summit" in the form of video. The international community has been full of doubts and believes that the US move is another example of artificially dividing the world according to the American "democratic" standard and creating opposition in values in the international community. The website of South African state television recently published an article saying that the poor foreign policy of the United States once again undermines global peace and harmony and leads to the division of the world. Abdul Monem said, chairman of Egypt's Egyptians today, wrote that the "democracy summit" will only provoke division and confrontation, and American "democracy" will do endless harm. People should respect different national conditions and return to the United Nations and the rules of international law, rather than solve problems through new international divisions. In a written interview with Xinhua, davor genero, a Croatian political scientist, said that for a long time, the United States has considered itself the "supreme judge" who monopolizes democratic standards and can judge which country is democratic and which country is not democratic. But the fact is that whether the Republican Party or the Democratic Party is in power, the starting point for the United States to judge whether other countries are democratic is always its own political interests. (outlook new era)

Edit:He Chuanning Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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