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To pose the two as causally linked in such a straightforward way seems questionable enough. To suggest that war and deaths are necessary and sufficient precursors of democracy seems more than a bit ridiculous. Yeah, that's the problem with dictatorships. Their countries have just not experienced enough wars and deaths to have become properly democratized. Yup, that's what's missing, alright!
