What if the USA had allowed some of it's allies to be "pink" (far left but not communist) instead of sponsoring a coup every time someone seemed to be remotely problematic? The idea is that they can have whatever politics they want provided that they agree to swear neutrality in the cold war, or at least not ally with the USSR. This is close to being, I admit, but what if some people in high placed decided to make it happen. After all, if you can ally with dictators, why not democratically elected government that is not even entirely communist? This is my though process, feel free to note anything I may have missed.