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Why is democracy inevitable? It seems to me like power concentrating into the hands of a small minority is inevitable everywhere. I'd really like to believe ot
by eric-hu 7y ago
Why is democracy inevitable?
It seems to me like power concentrating into the hands of a small minority is inevitable everywhere. I'd really like to believe otherwise, but I'm hard pressed to see long lasting examples where money and power do not act like gravity
- zachguo 7y agoCheck this out https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/05/chinese-democracy-isnt-inevitable/394325/ https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/05/ch...
- eric-hu 7y agoI gave the article a read. I don't feel like the author made a case for "democratization in China is inevitable". It was indeed an example of the Tsinghua democracy discussions you mentioned. Democracy isn't the only form of governance that can work, and it's _definitely_ not a silver bullet. I just don't see the majority of China's citizens clamoring for democracy so much that they'll revolt. My main point of contention with your original comment is that democracy is inevitable. I'd like for you to be right, but I'm just not seeing it. (I'd also like for the American system to be more effective for all than it is, but I won't betting on that...)
- zachguo 7y agoYeah, I agree. Democracy in its common definition is unlikely, but democratization is a gradual process in my view. I believe that, once Chinese people stop getting richer and become less content, they would seek alternatives, more and more democratic elements would be added if CCP wants to avoid a violent overthrown.