soc.culture.china

On Feb 18, 3:33=A0pm, Nym Rod <...@> wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:51:22 -0800 (PST), "ltl...@"
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> >On Feb 17, 11:06=A0pm, Wakalukong wrote:
> >> On Feb 16, 7:35=A0am, "ltl...@" wrote:
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> >> > On Feb 15, 4:46=A0pm, Nym Rod <...@> wrote:
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> >> > > On Fri, 15 Feb 2008 09:03:06 -0800 (PST), bmo...@ wrote:
> >> > > >On Feb 15, 5:50=A0am, "ltl...@" wr=
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> >> > Welcome to .
> >> > I look at democracy, especially American democracy, critically
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> >> > writers like Fukuyama and the media kind of saying it is the best
> >> > thing under heaven. I frquently point out the system does not work as=

> >> > it is supposed to be.
> >> > As a response, some scc regulars make me their enemy.
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> >> I hope not to enter into a long argument with you, but I'll just say
> >> one thing: Just because democracy doesn't always work as it's supposed
> >> to be, it doesn't follow that it's not the best thing under heaven.
> >> You don't seem to realize this, and you have expended great effort
> >> trying to prove that democracy doesn't work perfectly in the hope of
> >> proving that it's not the best system of govt.
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> >> I'm certainly aware of the many limitations of democracy, but what's
> >> not perfect is not necessarily second best.
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> >"...what'snot perfect is not necessarily second best."
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> >I don't disagree. However, not necessarily second best does not make
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> >the best. Can you also accept "democracy, =A0(actually western
> >democracy)
> >is not necessarily the best"?
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> There are many other countries practicing "western democracy".
> America, admittedly, is not the best example of "western democracy" at
> this moment but it wouldn't be reasonable to condemn "western
> democracy" simply because of our example any more than it would be
> find fault with an entire nation, race or culture because of the
> actions of one representative of it.

I am not condemning western democracy. I have no problem for any
country
to have whatever kind of demcracy. I, however, see no evidence that
western
democracy is the best ever system as suggested by Fukuyama "THE END
OF
HISTORY."



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