A Can of Man
Je suis aware
Basically a response for the thread about Iran's F-5 face lift.
In any case, in the vast majority of cases, you need a dictatorship that brings stability and wealth into a country before it can be ready for a democracy.
South Korea did have a run with democracy in the early sixties but it was an utter and complete failure because the country had no money and people were struggling to just get food on the table. The people did value education but for most it was an unattainable dream at that point.
Enter a few years of dictatorship and what do you know, problem solved. Country is ready for democracy. Everything has its own time. Trying to get a country with no stability, no wealth, little basic services up and running to be a proper democracy is like trying to get a toddler to drive a car.
But since the whole idea of a dictatorship for a country makes everyone puke at home, the idea is best left scrapped.
Even in a country with corrupt dictators like Indonesia life did get better. Still lots of work to do. Before my old man visited India, he thought Indonesia was in a very bad state. After he visited India he said Indonesia was paradise compared to the India that isn't cordoned off for tourists only. That was during the early or mid 90's I think. And guess which one of the two countries was the democracy?
Democracy is only meaningful with stability, wealth and education. Without it, it's simply a pile of sh*t that guarantees a government that will be easily bullied and bought out by mid sized companies, will be corrupt as hell anyway and at best, it will simply be inefficient beyond belief.
Added: By the way, the dictatorship I'm referring to isn't just universal any sort of dictatorship. I mean dictatorship that actually gives a damn about the country. Two examples I can think of is South Korea's Park Jung-hee and China's Deng Xiao Ping. These guys were dictators and they were also had a genuine care and concern for their country. The results speak for themselves.
Obviously the really crappy dictators are bad news for everyone... it's a bit like this. If you are sick you go to a hospital to cure yourself. But if your hospital sucks, you might die from a light paper cut.
In any case, in the vast majority of cases, you need a dictatorship that brings stability and wealth into a country before it can be ready for a democracy.
South Korea did have a run with democracy in the early sixties but it was an utter and complete failure because the country had no money and people were struggling to just get food on the table. The people did value education but for most it was an unattainable dream at that point.
Enter a few years of dictatorship and what do you know, problem solved. Country is ready for democracy. Everything has its own time. Trying to get a country with no stability, no wealth, little basic services up and running to be a proper democracy is like trying to get a toddler to drive a car.
But since the whole idea of a dictatorship for a country makes everyone puke at home, the idea is best left scrapped.
Even in a country with corrupt dictators like Indonesia life did get better. Still lots of work to do. Before my old man visited India, he thought Indonesia was in a very bad state. After he visited India he said Indonesia was paradise compared to the India that isn't cordoned off for tourists only. That was during the early or mid 90's I think. And guess which one of the two countries was the democracy?
Democracy is only meaningful with stability, wealth and education. Without it, it's simply a pile of sh*t that guarantees a government that will be easily bullied and bought out by mid sized companies, will be corrupt as hell anyway and at best, it will simply be inefficient beyond belief.
Added: By the way, the dictatorship I'm referring to isn't just universal any sort of dictatorship. I mean dictatorship that actually gives a damn about the country. Two examples I can think of is South Korea's Park Jung-hee and China's Deng Xiao Ping. These guys were dictators and they were also had a genuine care and concern for their country. The results speak for themselves.
Obviously the really crappy dictators are bad news for everyone... it's a bit like this. If you are sick you go to a hospital to cure yourself. But if your hospital sucks, you might die from a light paper cut.