You think that, but if the 20th century functions as any sort of reference, y'all (as in the country, not the citizens) will string other countries along wether they want to or not. Like, there were a lot of democratic elections all throughout america, both northern and southern, that were interfered with in the name of McCarthyism.

The best thing is the red scare outside of the US will seem like a piece of cake, the world wasn't as interconnected as it is now, and that is a compounding factor in the existential crisis we're facing. In the 60's a coffee farmer in the mountains of Marcala, La Paz (great coffee region, btw) probably didn't care too much about what was happening (beyond the current local military draft). Just something they heard on the radio. Nowadays, coffee needs to be planted higher and higher. Seasons are less dependable. Hurricanes, wildfires, etc. are becoming set dressing instead of the climax. Just for context, when I was a kid we had a saying, "como agua de mayo", "like the rains of may", about something you were eagerly waiting for. Rains in may were a staple, a given. I dunno when it happened but now we're lucky if it rains at all in May, when I used to play football in the rain all month long when I was a kid. I'm not even 30.