Should the United States spread democracy abroad? Is it any of our business? Jacob and Richie dive into the best and worst arguments on either side.
Show Notes:
Worst Pro-Spreading Arguments
Jacob: It worked in Germany and Japan (Availability bias)
Richie: Freedom is the cry of every human heart (False premise)
Worst Anti-Spreading Arguments:
Jacob: Military Industrial Complex, warmongerers (Ad hominem)
Richie: What happens abroad doesn’t affect us (Begs the question)
Best Pro-Spreading Arguments:
Jacob: There has never been war between two democracies
Richie: America is better off in a freer world
Best Anti-Spreading Arguments:
Jacob: State’s duty to its own people
Richie: Forced democracy is antithetical to freedom