[AIG]

Whoever said those democracies were stable or healthy? They're jokes. They might be better off reverting to their one-party rulers they had before because those rulers seemed to perform economically better, especially in Taiwan's case. Taiwan grew fabulously rich under one-party rule over several decades and then after adopting full-fledged democracy in the last 2 years, Taiwan's become an economic basketcase with massive capital flight. Same with Russia. Massive capital flight.

[Torie]

I take it you think most places would do better with authoritarian regimes. That is precisely the mentality which makes this planet a dangerous place, particularly to the extent that notion is extant in China.