[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.

[AIG]

No, authoritarian government is better for developing countries, while democracy is better for already-rich countries, for the simple reason that developing countries' first priority is rapid economic development and authoritarian governments simply can enact needed economic reforms much more rapidly and expeditiously than the democratic legislative process has proven capable (plagued by gridlock in Third World counries).

[maui_hawaii]

They can't even agree on who is going to be the next president, yet they have 'no administrative gridlock'...