Otherobvies wrote:
Unfortunately, the smart money is pretty much never on established (and often belligerent) autocracies to fall anytime soon. Currently, see N. Korea, Iran, Russia, China, Cuba, etc. Recently, see USSR, Iraq, Libya, etc., etc., etc.
Much better to pretend to play democracy, where there's a "choice" between two political parties, which differ only when it comes to secondary topics, but both equally vigorously serve oligarchs.
Must admit, the US is a perfectly engineered machine for Americans to believe they're doing righteous work. It sucks people in to an extent that absolute majority can't even see what's really going on. Much easier when not living within such system.
USA = Russia, but with a ghillie suit.