Manhattan Contrarian ping
How many of these leaders did what they had to do? These countries may just need to to be run by a tyrant willing to kill people, a lot of them. Fear brings people together faster than voting. China was not a country before the communists took power in 1949. To make an omelette you gotta break a few eggs. That’s putting it lightly. The Shah wanted to westernize Iran and bring it into the 20th century. Then there’s Pinochet-did good for the economy. Spain and the Andalusians had Franco. Then there’s Tito and Ceausesceu-kept their countries together. The US is better united but the forces working against it are the same in the other countries. I guess the only difference is the killikg.