Comments by "神州 Shenzhou" (@Shenzhou.) on "VICE News" channel.

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  2. Its a preconceived notion that democracy is the best form of governance. Look at ROC, South Korea and Singapore for example. ROC has been ruled by authoritarian single-party Kuomingtang (Nationalist) for almost its entire life, and KMT was successful in developing Taiwan to what it is today. Only in 2016, did another party like DPP took over KMT. Would Taiwan be where it is today if not for KMT? South Korea had the dictator Park Chung Hee, who led a period of rapid economic growth in South Korea, until 1979, and despite his controversial dictatorship, Park has been ranked by the public as the greatest South Korean president for his contributions. Would South Korea be where it is today if not for Park? Singapore has been ruled by single-party authoritarian party (PAP) for its entire life, for over 50 years since its founding as a nation. The first PM of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew, ruled with an iron fist, but managed to turn the country from small fishing village into 1st world economy. Would Singapore be where it is today if not for PAP and Lee Kuan Yew? The success of these countries could be attributed to the fact that single party authoritarian governments can make long-term plans, not short term plans. For example, Chinese government has been ruled by communist party for over 60 years, and they can make long-term 5-year plans, 10-year plans, 20-year plans, to map out China's future in 2020, 2030, 2050, etc. Democratic parties have limits (like USA having 4-8 years term limit) so at the most they can only make short term plans, because there's no guarantee that they will be in power after their term is over.
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