> Spain, Portugal They do not fare very well though, right? the problem with southern europe countries is corruption i believe. Dictatorships lowered the exten

> Spain, Portugal They do not fare very well though, right? the problem with southern europe countries is corruption i believe. Dictatorships lowered the extent of corruption because they limit it to a very small part of the population. The problem is not democracy, but the lack of other checks and balances that make up a well-functioning state. Also Germany went through economic miracles under democratic governments. Oddly i am not worried by the rise of far-right anti-immigration parties. They attract the "vote of demonstration", but i don't bevieve the general public really wants to go through the 1930s again.