US Democracy Promotion: Only for Our Guys, Apparently
The mainstream narrative paints Trump as an erratic strongman concerned about Honduran elections (circa 2025 – yes, the original article's date is 2025). This conveniently omits the US's long, bloody history of interfering in Latin American democracies. The U.S. didn't just back the 2009 Honduran coup against democratically elected President Manuel Zelaya; OpenSecrets reports that agribusiness
giants, with deep ties to conservative PACs, poured money into groups that supported the post-coup regime. Fast forward to today, and if the 'wrong' candidate wins, aid is instantly a lever for Washington's preferred outcome. So, when D.C. talks about 'free and fair elections' in its backyard, what they often mean is 'free and fair for candidates approved by Washington,' regardless of who the
Honduran people actually vote for. It's not about democracy; it's about hemispheric control disguised as moral high ground. How many times can the US destabilize a region before the media catches on to the pattern?