Does invasion by forign country led to spread of democracy in that country ?
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America might think it wants to export democracy but this is not actually the issue. What America wants to export is Western liberal values
The Western perspective is largely liberal, progressive, individualistic and materialistic.
When liberals speak of tolerance and diversity and of freedom of speech and thought, they really mean only within the bounds of the liberal progressive perspective, which is wide and varied and nuanced. Until you come up against a completely different culture and value system
Democracy is just an attribute of this perspective. It is possible for democracy to exist within other frameworks, but the results would appal the average American
Other cultures may want Democracy but they don't necessarily want liberalism. I think some Americans might assume one leads to another. It generally doesn't.