Exactly this, looking at which regimes the US has supported historically you start to realize that the US gives zero shits about democracies or human rights, they care only about their interests and will prop any dictatorship against the democratically elected leader friendly to the USSR.
Lest you think I’m being unfair to the US only, China does it too. It invaded Vietnam (another communist country) in the 70s and developed an alliance with the United States after the sino soviet split, so that it could hedge against a growing USSR and Vietnam.
In general countries are very flexible on principles, and follow their interests. Realpolitik.
Lest you think I’m being unfair to the US only, China does it too. It invaded Vietnam (another communist country) in the 70s and developed an alliance with the United States after the sino soviet split, so that it could hedge against a growing USSR and Vietnam.
In general countries are very flexible on principles, and follow their interests. Realpolitik.