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I'm not sure what you mean by "similar ideas" to human rights, but with regard to democracies in Asia: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines, India, Pakist
by koheripbal 4y ago
I'm not sure what you mean by "similar ideas" to human rights, but with regard to democracies in Asia: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Philippines, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Mongolia, Taiwan, East Timor, Micronesia
- jimbokun 4y agoBefore or after they were majorly influenced by the West?
- Proven 4y ago
- koheripbal 4y agoRight, but now you are talking about history. It's like calling our numbering system, the arabic numbering system. Sure - that's where it comes from historically, but now it's just OUR numbering system. Calling democracy a "western" ideology makes it sound like it's not as relevant to eastern cultures - which is silly because it's now practiced widely in east asia.
- jimbokun 4y agoYeah, it's important to distinguish the two concepts. The philosophies and ideas are of Western origin. But implementing those ideas is not restricted to people ethically descended from people from Western countries.