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Post by Fast Jimmy on Jan 7, 2016 6:13:28 GMT -6
Assuming a bloodless revolution and no descent into chaos. If China magically decided to be a democratic nation modelled after western democracies. Then looking at Russia under Putin wouldn't be a bad guide as to how that would go. It's not like China going "democratic" would change their short to medium term goals or superpower aspirations. They'd still bully neighbours in the Pacific and still act in ways contrary to America and their global alliances. Ideological divides (like everything else) are secondary to power in geopolitics. This. People assume democracy means embracing the philosophies of individualism that the US and Europe hold so valuable. When, in reality, all democracy does is reflect the will of the people. While Europe and the US had philosophers for hundreds or even thousands of years (if you count the Greeks) that advocated the benefits of the educated, self-thinking individual, China has similarly thousands of years of writings, religions and philosophical mindsets about working for the greater good, the mandate of the ruling class and being civil servants. Giving everyone in China a vote won't change that - they are just as likely to vote in leaders with high degrees of control over the populace, while the people are just as likely to accept and embrace such leadership. It's not a flaw with the Chinese people that can be fixed with magic government... because it's not a flaw at all. It's just a different regional philosophy that is deeply ingrained into the culture. |
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