National Endowment for Empire
By Ed Warner
July
10, 2014 "ICH"
- "Unz"
- -
“Democracy” may be the most loosely defined word
in the English language today. Gone are the
Hitler and Stalin-like revilers of democracy.
Now it’s just about everybody’s favorite form of
government, though there are markedly differing
views on what exactly it is. The
Washington-based National Endowment for
Democracy provides one example. Founded in 1983
to enhance US foreign policy by teaching aspects
of democracy abroad, it now spends 100 million
dollars a year of American taxpayers’ money on
projects that are not always appreciated by
recipients who complain that they are not so
much democratic as interventionist. They may
seek a regime change that is not desired by the
people who are supposed to benefit.
Take
Ukra…
By Ed Warner
July
10, 2014 "ICH"
- "Unz"
- -
“Democracy” may be the most loosely defined word
in the English language today. Gone are the
Hitler and Stalin-like revilers of democracy.
Now it’s just about everybody’s favorite form of
government, though there are markedly differing
views on what exactly it is. The
Washington-based National Endowment for
Democracy provides one example. Founded in 1983
to enhance US foreign policy by teaching aspects
of democracy abroad, it now spends 100 million
dollars a year of American taxpayers’ money on
projects that are not always appreciated by
recipients who complain that they are not so
much democratic as interventionist. They may
seek a regime change that is not desired by the
people who are supposed to benefit.
Take
Ukra…