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We do trade embargoes against North Korea, but not against Saudi Arabia. Maybe because the latter is (or seems) less brutal.

Before a certain size and/or complexity use of force to literally force changes seems like the best option. But above that, there's no point in waging a war for more world happiness.

And then, on the other end of the spectrum we have the sophisticated autocratic propaganda machines (that are democratic in name), where people 4 year after 4 year vote in (almost) the same kleptocrats. Of course the election system favors the ruling party, of course there's a lot of ordinary cheating, of course the ruling party somehow manages to spend many times more on campaigning than the opposition, but the brain washing works, so why not?

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> Maybe because the latter is (or seems) less brutal Or maybe not [1] [2]

[1] - https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2018/08/sa...

[2] - https://www.businessinsider.com.au/saudi-arabia-crucified-ma...