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Looking at how it turns out in Russia and middle east post-Arab Spring, I heavily doubt it.
by eunos 5y ago
Looking at how it turns out in Russia and middle east post-Arab Spring, I heavily doubt it.
- JumpCrisscross 5y ago> Looking at how it turns out in Russia and middle east post-Arab Spring, I heavily doubt it We don't have a good model for predicting the outcomes of revolutions ex ante. But if we're calling to the stage Russia and the Arab Spring, we should also make honorary mention of the United States, Taiwan, Europe, Japan and India.
- magicsmoke 5y agoIndia is probably the best comparison to China due to their similar population and level of development post independence in 1950. It's also used on Chinese forums as an example of why China dodged a bullet with democracy.
- ngc248 5y agoWith democracies i feel its mainly a long game instead of a short term one. I also think under an authoritarian regime u can get everything done forcefully, whereas under a democracy coz u need to get everyone board which may be slow or sometimes impossible and everything becomes political and progress slows down.
- known 5y agoIndia should not be compared to China due to https://archive.is/YXDP8 https://archive.is/YXDP8 and https://archive.is/mPsqz https://archive.is/mPsqz