Does liberalism equal democracy?

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Does liberalism equal democracy?

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The west has long been preaching a mixture of the two. Yet look around and one can easily find traits of how freedom of the press divide communities, how elections produce incompetent leaders, and how an independent judiciary protects only the rich. Eric Li, a venture capitalist and political scientist, explains reasons behind western democratic failures and encourages international scholars to explore new paths and models for democracy.
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@jimmydseeker5321 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍👍 Dr. Li. Great lecture. I agree with your observation of Democracy. 100%

@gulitzt5865 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this guy since his Ted Talk

@nmew6926 2 жыл бұрын

For China it's the opposite. According to freedom house it's getting worse worse worse. But people are happier, happier, wealthier and wealthier.

@hengsoonclee4687 2 жыл бұрын

Agree. I am a Malaysian. Malaysia is a 'democratic' country. It is spending future generation money. Surely it will fail!

@ckwong1533 2 жыл бұрын

Malaysia is a racist 'democratic' country just like South Africa few decades ago

@user-gi3uw2th6m 2 жыл бұрын

As a Malaysian, I am disappointed at the political & racial bias and how the US and Britain has taken advantage of it.

@borkingborker5567 2 жыл бұрын

You mean "western-style liberal democracy". Socialist countries like China, Vietnam, and Cuba have democratic elections, they just don't have competing political parties controlled by foreign and domestic (oligarchal) special interest groups.

@zeissiez 2 жыл бұрын

A story about democracy: A farmer asked his son before he died, "Pigs complain about poor feed, cows complain about heavy work, and chickens complain about dirty nests. What should you do?". The son said: "Change to good feed, buy more cows, clean up Chicken coop." The farmer shook his head and said. "No, don't do anything. Let them vote, let them choose you or your wife to take care of them, and let them think they are the boss”.

@Rambovican 2 жыл бұрын

That is an amazing analogy 👍👍👍

@Carrera6rennsport 2 жыл бұрын

wumao fantasy

@zeissiez 2 жыл бұрын

@@Carrera6rennsport no-independent-thinking, mainstream media-fed milkcow

@leealan6416 2 жыл бұрын

The fact this has 80 likes is a sign is of serious concern about the people allowed to share an opinion in China. Sexist, racist and a perfect example of the CCP being insular. I am male. The person who made comment shows a lack of balls or other bits. Pathetic and funny, but not Ha Ha, funny.

@Carbuncle0168 2 жыл бұрын

@@leealan6416 drag kween

@seansailBruce 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how to become someone like Eric. Hope there are more and more Eric standing out interpreting dialectical democracy around this chaotic world.

@TheFlagUnit 2 жыл бұрын

He exposed himself to American democracy. Watch the Ted talk. He gave it a sincere try, as I would think most forthright, authentic people would. But in the end it was just a veneer, a ploy for power.

@yellowfirst4921 2 жыл бұрын

This is a very insightful perspective from an academic at an elite Chinese university. The West is not measuring democracy, but liberalism, a form of cancer that has destroyed the East Asian minority in Western multiethnic, liberal-progressive societies.

@FeelMetalMan 2 жыл бұрын

very easy, dumb down concepts to the point it resembles more what you preach and less reality. I can't understand how this guy comes off as extremely intelligent to people

@pr0newbie 2 жыл бұрын

@@FeelMetalMan that would be the West and their interpretation of China.

@FeelMetalMan 2 жыл бұрын

@@pr0newbie I would agree, most people don't know China much. But through the ccp top-brainer apologists you can tell the level of the discourse is just a bit over "propaganda" high

@FrankiePo89 2 жыл бұрын

Bravo Dr. Eric. Democracy, authoritarian or monarchy, it all boils down to having a capable and sincere leader for a country to shine.

@gofar5185 2 жыл бұрын

brilliant remark... form of governance is not an end to a means... its what are delivered by a certain leadership that are beneficial to the general masses according to situations and circumstances...

@FrankiePo89 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandavis849 U

@FrankiePo89 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandavis849 u throw shit, you get shit back.

@FrankiePo89 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandavis849 🤣

@pr0newbie 2 жыл бұрын

This man speaks my language. Shocking how you don't hear this on Western mainstream media. It's all idealogy and like he said, critiques on processes rather than outcomes.

@mohmeegaik6686 2 жыл бұрын

Wow .Its Eric Li. How wonderful to see him speak on this important topic. He is one of China's best thinker. Jia you Eric Li, as young-looking as ever.

@alexcarlo7110 2 жыл бұрын

i am happy to see him too. nice to meet you here Mohmee. i live in London and you?

@yijiaoqiu1243 2 жыл бұрын

There are actually a lot of thinkers like Eric in China. They don't speak as good English though and their videos at KZfaq can be hard to find if you are not from a Chinese community. These thinkers presented different solutions to today's problems in China, but most of them agree on one single fact: US political system is flawed, and a flawed superpower with nuclear domination can be quite dangerous to the world. China needs to be very careful when such a nation is targeting us.

@dongiovanni8899 2 жыл бұрын

The modern equivalent is neo-liberalism which is capitalist exploitation & oligarchy

@maxyogi 2 жыл бұрын

Neo-liberalism is the public induced support system to a Plutocracy. This is basically what India is. An outlier society where the masses are the biggest advocates of a plutocratic governance that is the bottom line reason they suffer. It's Stockholm syndrome if it's to the power of 5.

@borkingborker5567 2 жыл бұрын

Liberal democracy is an inherently contradictory system. A socio-economic system such as Capitalism, which is authoritarian and exploitative by nature, cannot coexist alongside a democratic political system. When you allow individuals to control private property, capital, and the means of production you allow them to accumulate extreme levels of wealth, to the point where they are able to easily influence society and government. Capitalism eats democracy, chews it up, and then spits it out. What we end up with is a corporatocracy that breeds a kakistocracy (a society dominated by stupid, rich kids). That describes modern-day America. Only through Socialism, which is basically the democratization of the economy, can we free a democratic political system from the influence of capitalists.

@FeelMetalMan 2 жыл бұрын

sounds like China to me, not that the first one is wrong, it has led chinese people to get a great deal out of poverty. Good for them that the real marxists died with Mao.

@billybonecollector7276 2 жыл бұрын

Well said, let’s continue these conversation. We need redefine democracy.

@billybonecollector7276 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandavis849 oh you’re just sad because the Great USA is in decline… 🙁

@billybonecollector7276 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandavis849 if US was a true democracy “ruled by the people For the people” that correction course narrative would be true but it’s ruled by the military industrial complex for an oligarchy elite so it’s more like on the route to self-destruction. Only Democratic Socialism could be your cure but you’ve been told that’s your poison.

@marechaltukhachevsky2909 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandavis849 CCP is the best ruler in the world currently by far, according to a HARVARD research 98 percent of Chinese People approve their goverment, cry more amerikkkan, your global military dictatorship and rule by capitalist looting is coming to an end.

@billybonecollector7276 2 жыл бұрын

@@briandavis849 I live in Scandinavia and I love socialism. I have all the freedoms you have plus I get free health care, free education and great social benifits. Plus i share a huge border with Russia. And we don’t have any problems with them. Get over yourself US is a 3rd world shit whole because all your money gets spent on fucking military and bombing innocent people. The world has to spend crazy money defense because of you and your fucking ”democracy and freedom”. Dude fuck off. Europeans are tired of your bullshit, they dont want to fight your wars. We want gas from Russia and trade with China. Get that in your thick skull. We want to you uncle Sam.

@chasingexcellence6646 2 жыл бұрын

In 1990, Tunisian GDP per capita was US$1,500 while Chinese was around US$300; In 2011, when Arab Spring occurred, Tunisian GDP per capita was around US$4,000 and Chinese was around same; In 2020, Tunisian GDP per capita was around US$3,000, while Chinese was over US$10,000. By 2021, Chinese GDP per capita is forecasted to be around US$12,500

@flameasta8070 2 жыл бұрын

Ya u are forgetting about distribution inequality......gdp cant say anything about such inequality

@wpgc2 2 жыл бұрын

@@flameasta8070 correct, median wage or median household income are better metrics for that. And unfortunately the gap seem even worse ($75 to $150 USD per month according to Statista).

@maxsweetman6341 2 жыл бұрын

Love watching and listening to Eric truth will prevail

@TheFlagUnit 2 жыл бұрын

Eric X Li tasted American Democracy, and said ‘No.’

@fayyaznoor1962 2 жыл бұрын

Well said as always, Dr Li

@user-qo8cs4rs3f 2 жыл бұрын

No, liberalism is not equal to democracy!!

@henli-rw5dw 2 жыл бұрын

@@larry6601 Nah. I don't equate the ability to have more trans and girly men democracy. As if the majority of the people even wants their society turn into such a thing.

@johndorilag4129 2 жыл бұрын

"Liberal Democracy" is when you bow down and worship your American and British masters

@johndorilag4129 2 жыл бұрын

@@larry6601 According to your warped mind, people who have a different interpretation of democracy and do not want to be lorded and bullied by the US and Britain are "communist"

@henli-rw5dw 2 жыл бұрын

@@larry6601 modern communism seems to be working just fine. What perverse human instinct does liberalism have left to indulge? They are running out of stupid causes. Legalize incest? What else they have left. Gee what a great society that will be.

@henli-rw5dw 2 жыл бұрын

@@larry6601 every generation needs a fight. What else you got left? When you run out of worthwhile causes you fight the dumb ones. All you get is a bunch of angry morons social justice warriors who can't solve actual problems.

@catonpillow 2 жыл бұрын

Not at all, democracy means 'rule by the people' and it has nothing to do with the imaginary modern personal freedom. And the US lacks both of them. For the empire those two are nothing but labels it uses for controlling its populace.

@lataverma4474 2 жыл бұрын

Oh really who say here rebrals decide or define democracy lol

@tomcat2371 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Eric, I absolutely support your speeches, lectures and studies of the world political situation. I wish there were many more like you - well educated, analytical who understands western mentality but at the same time kept an open mind and look at facts. I just like to add 1 view point. When we look at at least the recorded history of the human race, no matter what kind of system - democracy, communism, authoritarian, dictatorship, Nazism, religious cult - any form of governing when they fail to look after the lives of the people, the mass, they toppled. The well educated, the intellects are arguing over ideologies, freedom of speech, human rights (which differs even between different democratic countries) from their high moral grounds and failed to understand the real society they supposed to help or think they can improve on. It is all paper pushing - full or sound and fury, signifying NOTHING. The world needs action not constant rhetoric. Keep up your good work Eric !

@surendramumgai631 2 жыл бұрын

Under western democracy politicians make promises to voters which they don't intend to keep or voters r made to feel that what they want cannot be achieved and what they're being offered is the best they can get

@borkingborker5567 2 жыл бұрын

That's because western democracy (aka liberal democracy) is about which oligarch you want to vote for. No matter who you vote for, you are voting for special interest groups like corporations or foreign lobbying groups.

@nitecatcool6541 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Li is a class act and brite light of new CCP CHINA and many more of him on their way up !!!❤

@maxmadison5488 Жыл бұрын

CCP is an anti China term made up by the U.S. and Western propaganda. It's PRC or CPC.

@mystictraveler8642 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding.

@JulienTeyteau 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, what a magnificent panel! Eric Xun Li, Zhang Weiwei, Martin Jacques, John Ross and Kishore Mahbubani... It's the f-ing A-Team :-D

@Andy-P 2 жыл бұрын

A debate with Chinese characteristics! I think the point is made. Democracies need independent institutions to survive. Democracies can lead to in-effective governments. Solution is to elect a less in-effective government. Recent history is littered with failed democracies because they don't have independent institutions ie they serve an elite. While others succeed because they do.

@djtan3313 2 жыл бұрын

A team or not. Just telling d truth.

@chitmengkhong4057 2 жыл бұрын

BrilliantLi expressed! Measure democracy by outcome and not merely by procedure

@frieda7692 2 жыл бұрын

This speech is full of Chinese wisdom👍👍👍

@Carrera6rennsport 2 жыл бұрын

that's an oxymoron!

@cloudmane4159 2 жыл бұрын

Democracy should be measured by one metric. Does the govt actions line up precisely with the people’s will. In liberal countries, this is absolutely not the case. Policy invariably lines up with the wishes of the 1%. Americans hope and pray the govt would listen to them just once! In socialist countries, like cuba, china, nicaragua…we see govt’s extremely responsive to the people’s needs, even WHILE suffering under the boot of American blockades, sanctions and embargos. There are reasons there is not enough gas in cuba, america is SANCTIONING them and their suppliers. What is America’s excuse for not providing their citizens gas at a reasonable price?

@user-dj3lo4iw2f 2 жыл бұрын

US federal tax revenue is about US$4.5 trillion a year. The feds have spent not only all those incomes, but also US$ 8 trillion extra in the past 2 years. The feds' debt reached about US$30 trillions. This is not sustainable and the future generations will suffer.

@user-dj3lo4iw2f 2 жыл бұрын

@@larry6601 Most of state owned companies are making money in China. Some companies are losing money because government keeps them so. For example, China's railway has a debt of about 5 trillion rmb, but with its assets of 150K km regular railways and about 40K km of high speed railway, the debt/assets ratio is still low. China keeps the railway passenger tickets low and unchanged since 1990s. The low price benefits every one who use the railways. US's debts are net debts, there is no assets associating with the debts. That's the huge difference.

@djtan3313 2 жыл бұрын

Just print, bro!

@user-dj3lo4iw2f 2 жыл бұрын

@@larry6601 You really don't know business. Companies have debts, as long as its debts/assets ratio is healthy, there is no problem. When you count companies' debts into national debts, US's debts are much bigger. For example, Apple has a lot of cash, but it also has a lot of debts.

@jongmeyo5666 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone is a gangster until Eric Li comes in 😂

@jongmeyo5666 2 жыл бұрын

Provide reliable resources, facts, Numbers, datas to support his argument.

@jongmeyo5666 2 жыл бұрын

Lol you seems like full of hate. Try to chill down.

@bobguard 2 жыл бұрын

Eric Li makes a lot of sense.

@alexcarlo7110 2 жыл бұрын

yes he sure does. nice to meet you here. i live in London and you?

@Carrera6rennsport 2 жыл бұрын

it makes sense to an idiot!

@JenHope118 2 жыл бұрын

Democracy must have positive outcome for the country - Yes! Agree. Your citizens' right to a secure environment, a home, food on their table.

@WaiKoH 2 жыл бұрын

This video alone just indicates how far and superior Chinese government and Chinese scholars are compared to the West. In the UK especially where we have no optimism, series of incompetent leaders and elect and regret because we have 2/3 "personalities" to choose from. Our governments does not deliver for the vast majority of people.

@sumaka7 2 жыл бұрын

If #Biden is a real #president who wants to improve #American lives, he needs to listen to this speech.. #china

@totifernandez9532 2 жыл бұрын

Those are compelling truths. It is way past time that China speaks its case to the world, instead of being continuously on the defensive against western media false accusations. You speak with eloquence Eric Li.

@fungi708 2 жыл бұрын

No it seems to equal greater inequality, social entropy and corruption

@chrisp7110 2 жыл бұрын

He sums up the US politics very well. What is the point of everything if we can elect people in office who cannot do the job or why can someone become President without and formal experience?

@sword7872 2 жыл бұрын

We need more of these discussions. Most of the time it is US think tanks trying to justify what the US has done. We don't get to hear the other side of the story.

@Zerpentsa6598 2 жыл бұрын

It's like asking if prostitution is the same as marriage.

@yingxu7908 2 жыл бұрын

Very good show whenEric Li present

@alexcarlo7110 2 жыл бұрын

oh yes it is, nice to meet you here. i live in London and you?

@duinay3 2 жыл бұрын

Eric just burst the bubble of liberal democracy 😂

@curiouspeople6441 2 жыл бұрын

It’s should be measured by progresss & outcome , if your not making enough progress your system isn’t working

@user-kq9fj9dx1j 2 жыл бұрын

Always well said in his speech Eric. Good job bro.

@cloudmane4159 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Well said.

@benhuang2347 2 жыл бұрын

Basically, all the political ideas that we as humankind could come up, are that everyone acts on self-interest (western realism and Chinese legalism), that when people are left alone they do the right things (liberalism, Taoism) and Accountability which was implemented in China in the form of the mandate of heaven. I think it had a lot to do with circumstances not only with innovativeness or creativity, but still, it is probably the most advanced political idea we have. On one hand, it is a very complex thing to keep happy 1.4 billion people, on the other hand, it is really that simple, things are and have been historically working out in China because if they hadn't, people would have overthrown the dynasties, which happened with the Qin and Yuan dynasty and the Guomindang, and in other cases more politically by other members of the government. John Lock in his second treaties also discussed the rightful overthrown of leaders, but it somehow never made it to mainstream political thoughts, hence western governments were never held accountable by the people. Liberalism wants to create larger institutions to hold governments accountable, but who holds them accountable? Confucianism has the answer, but orientalism is a too large part of western culture and we prefer to believe that we hold the monopoly of rightness.

@gofar5185 2 жыл бұрын

"OUTCOME" "FRUITS TO HARVEST BY THE GENERAL MASSES in a certain guiding principles of a leadership"... form of governance is not an end to a leadership... it is the results that delivered satisfaction to the general masses along the way... that can be carried throughout by succeeding leaderships...

@youngz13o 2 жыл бұрын

I wish I had more of a background on the Arab spring, heard this term many times but have no idea what happened

@farfadetdesilesferoe1664 2 жыл бұрын

American interference to destabilize the societies to elect their dog who will work for Washington and its model of globalization by collectivizing the societies and states under the American banner of freedom and democracy .... let me laugh

@gofar5185 2 жыл бұрын

me too... am still waiting for more specifics discussions about that "arab spring"...

@djtan3313 2 жыл бұрын

@@farfadetdesilesferoe1664 yup

@zakpullen8113 4 ай бұрын

He is spot on

@ck1416 2 жыл бұрын

His point of measuring by outcome is supposed to resonate with Christian majority countries, because in the Bible it is stated: "...every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. Therefore by their fruits you will know them." But will it resonate with them, or will the veils in their heart and mind, the prejudice and envy, prevent them from recognising the truth which they themselves profess? Disclaimer: I am not a Christian myself, but one which has read on other religions

@thisiskevin1000 2 жыл бұрын

Supposedly Christian, but really imported from the Middle East via the Roman and Greek empires based on their conquest

@carrotssirlot8267 2 жыл бұрын

@CK that's the thing the West don't believe in God and the West is getting more and more atheist

@jameswang362 10 ай бұрын

Bloody well said.

@edward6297 Жыл бұрын

Great.

@danielkelegian5306 2 жыл бұрын

Democracy is used as a tool to promote liberalism

@johnnytsang2047 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is so true !

@CJ-yf5cr 2 жыл бұрын

Link to the full video please?

@mikaelafrias7786 2 жыл бұрын

So a true democracy is where people will participate in other activities other than elections? Like for example, uhh, people planting trees in a certain part of the country, webinars, government activities for kids, etc?

@emhgarlyyeung 2 жыл бұрын

The word 'Democracy' and Communist Party of China does go well together, and the HK one would be the BEST version the world will ever see, mark my words.

@nobodyanon7893 2 жыл бұрын

❤️🇵🇹❤️You are correct. The process needs to be compatible with the designed process / procedure. And with 'democracy', it is i.e. the process of 'democracy' aka modern version of colonialism / monarchy rule, still yields the desired outcome. It was designed specifically for the ruling elite to continue to rule, while the masses remain insignificant.

@compilations907 2 жыл бұрын

No! Communism is equal to democracy.

@youknowmyfirstlastname3206 2 жыл бұрын

Which communist country poor?

@stephenhill8790 2 жыл бұрын

Communism should contain democracy as it is in the Communist manifesto but that will not stop it from being ignored manipulation and corrupted just as some so called democratic countries

@youknowmyfirstlastname3206 2 жыл бұрын

@@stephenhill8790 most African East Asian, even India capitalist too, they all work 4 rich people. But no capital

@stephenhill8790 2 жыл бұрын

@@larry6601 i have read his book and the communist manifest have you

@stephenhill8790 2 жыл бұрын

@@larry6601 actually the Chinese do get to vote and the reason the CPC is there is because 70% of Chinese are members of the Communist party there are other political party's but have so little support they don't get enough votes to form local government let alone a national l government and over 90% of Chinese support their government , that was collected in secret by an independent western polling group .

@user-wx9qf4ix5i 2 жыл бұрын

Another value distorted by westeen neolibralism discourse right system

@ahmadishak2426 2 жыл бұрын

Democracy ...an opportunity to choose Decentralization ...an opportunity to participate Does liberalisation provide an opportunity to choose or an opportunity to participate?

@borndragon6964 2 жыл бұрын

500%

@freddyainsford-hill7284 2 жыл бұрын

Does empty office towers equal solvent bonds? Does pretending you have technology equal actually having technology? Two from column a three from column b.

@aaronsutton9924 2 жыл бұрын

No it can negate democracy in certain conditions

@djtan3313 2 жыл бұрын

Yes exactly.

@Faith_Channel_One 2 жыл бұрын

Top 10 countries for quality of life Place Country Scores 1 Switzerland 188,36 2 Denmark 186,25 3 Netherlands 180,27 4 Finland 178,95 5 Australia 178,41 6 Iceland 177,64 7 Austria 176,36 8 Germany 175,24 9 New Zealand 173,6 10 Luxembourg 171,81

@RhyliezthUniverse 2 жыл бұрын

Quality of life taking in account liberal standarts? Ask the poor there. Much fancy films. And i know plenty people that lives in switzerland and have 4000euros minimum wage. Life there is expensive, even having that wage.. They have measures that i find interesting though but just few of them Louxemburg and switzerland have been considered for long time fiscal paradises..

@Faith_Channel_One 2 жыл бұрын

@@RhyliezthUniverse People flee FROM despotic countries, people flee TO democratic countries. It's for prosperity and freedom.

@RhyliezthUniverse 2 жыл бұрын

@@Faith_Channel_One you are correlating prosperity with economically growth and thats not necesarily true. A lot of pleople flee their homes due inestability being liberal democratic countries. As well as using democracy fundamentalism go validate an argument.. Liberalism isnt necesarily correlating with living standarts.. take the case of tunisia not luxemburg cause obviously be in the middle of europe and being part of the old continent with all that implies (economic relations) isnt the same. And that countries even being liberal as fuc have a lot of social policies that for example other liberal countries lack.. for example Us. Search data about letting the healthcare in private hands and not in public ones compared with countries much poorer in europe for example..

@Faith_Channel_One 2 жыл бұрын

@@RhyliezthUniverse People never flee to despotic socialist countries. They love freedom.

@RhyliezthUniverse 2 жыл бұрын

@@Faith_Channel_One hahah fundamentalism again? A lot of people migrates to china buddy and back in the days to ussr. Thats just propaganda. And lacks content. And please name a country that cannot be considered despotic. Cause us is despotic as fuc. Theres plenty americans in europe socialdemocracies that are liberal but not exactly the same

@RhyliezthUniverse 2 жыл бұрын

Nice! Keep on going fighting the paper tigers on freedom nonsense

@carmelovirgiliolim2984 2 жыл бұрын

Democracy, liberalism, capitalism, communism, fascism, etc. were all ideas that were formulated the philosophers/scholars/economist from the West and were practiced by their elites. The ideas of harmony, yin & yang, etc. came from the East. There must be an integration of polarities.

@rap3208 2 жыл бұрын

The trouble today is that the US succeeded in selling democracy as the be all and end all, at least the idea of it. People should also take into account that there must be a reason democracy disappeared for millenias after the Athenians used it. It only resurfaced when the US used it again to form their government. And to think that Democracy as we think of it now - representative government - was not what was practiced in either Greece or Rome.

@clementgavi7290 2 жыл бұрын

In looking at the analysis he made of the case of Tunisia saying there is a contradiction between the conclusions of the Freedom House and what the people of Tunisia say, I don't think he is right. He say the people are miserable while Freedom House say there is democratic improvement thus there is a contradiction. An economic crisis can affect the well-being of the people living in democracy this doesn't mean democracy isn't true in that society. He seem to compare two different things. Any idea that freedom of the press divide communities and that election produce incompetent leaders are dangerous. As such these can't be the basis of new paths and models for democracy to explore. Freedom is absolutely important for human beings. Freedom of the press seeks freedom the truth, because when the truth isn't free, freedom can't be true. Too many people are suffering from dictators, there is no need to come with the ideas that freedom of the press divide communities and election shapes incompetent leaders. The paths suggested here can only make things worst.

@lataverma4474 2 жыл бұрын

Liberals define democracy Lol😂😂 Not bad

@watb8689 2 жыл бұрын

murica freedom, we are giving you guns

@Faith_Channel_One 2 жыл бұрын

THE WEST IS THE VERY BEST

@freddyainsford-hill7284 2 жыл бұрын

Why is the dollar soaring America must be doing pretty well huh?

@dontaskmewhy100 2 жыл бұрын

It is So So So stupid and wrong to say 'make the world safe for Democracy'. It should be the opposite way, 'make Democracy safe for the world'.

@carrotssirlot8267 2 жыл бұрын

Should be both honestly democracy should be safe for the world and the world safe for democracy to flourish. What are I mean is both are correct

@mistycloud4455 2 жыл бұрын

china's future is bright

@tkyap2524 2 жыл бұрын

Go back to the basic definition as practised by the Greeks of yore. Abraham Lincoln put it succinctly - “Democracy is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people.” It's all about politics.

@afgor1088 2 жыл бұрын

The Greeks had slaves and only property owning men could vote...

@carrotssirlot8267 2 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is communism in China today is democratic and lines itself with of the people, by the people, and for the people it's just govern itself by one party.

@kevintewey1157 2 жыл бұрын

CHINA Leader in DEMOCRACY

@wynetsang 2 жыл бұрын

The English language is not capable to help human to understand anything. It is a waste of time to use English to talk about important ideas. "The B.S. Factor: The Theory and Practice of Faking it in America" by Arthur Herzog 1974

@carrotssirlot8267 2 жыл бұрын

The English language is not at fault here sorry. English has adopted from a lot of languages and is a modern language.

@Chahaman_Harshit_00 2 жыл бұрын

#FreeTibet #FreeTibet #FreeTibet #Boycott2022Olympics

@maxmadison5488 2 жыл бұрын

Free your momma. Boycott your momma. Boi.

@gauravdas6741 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq is banned in China 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

@maxmadison5488 2 жыл бұрын

KZfaq is a propaganda weapon of the USA and the West. Social media has become the greatest weapon for spreading USA/western propaganda around the world. Just ask the millions of dead people in the Middle East and Asia that are victims of USA/western propaganda what that means. If you don't already know this, then you're gullible and dim. China is smart to ban them.

@eatmesunday8051 2 жыл бұрын

Can you define "vast majority" so it means the others are descriminated against ? Does this mean in the case of the Urghurs that they be treated like a subclass species? We all know how they are treated ! Please take into consideration that we are now in the 21st century not the 14th century in your reply.

@firefly4784 2 жыл бұрын

How do you know how Uyghurs have been treated? By watching your toxic media propaganda? Check Daniel Dumbrill or other Chinese Uyghurs channel to see how they debunk those lies concerning Uyghurs.

@benhuang2347 2 жыл бұрын

Barry Buzan, Jaap de Wilde, and Ole Wæver wrote a book about how political actors make up shit to override human rights and rule of law, by using security language. In the same way as the US and its rat clan invaded Iraq talking about "weapon of mass destruction" now they use the term genocide against China in economical warfare. When we talk about genocide, most people would think about the Nazis or Rwanda, but the whole Uyghur thing comes from bullshiting the world and saying that because Uyghur birthrate dropped China took those potential lives, without considering that learning mandarin and integrating Uyghurs into urban society is a very large part of the program and urbanisation has a very significant effect on birthrate.

@sachinsrivastava968 2 жыл бұрын

According to china democracy is a person can declare him self a president for life . 😂😂😂😂😂😊

@surendramumgai631 2 жыл бұрын

U r not right , xi jinping hasn't made himself president for life , it's the party that wants him to continue.

@afgor1088 2 жыл бұрын

Is the UK a democracy?

@surendramumgai631 2 жыл бұрын

@UCLLb63WnbcCjFWaRsP61wrg china seems to be a better democracy than the western model.

@thastayapongsak4422 2 жыл бұрын

A capitalist criticizing liberalism on a socialist platform. What is this? A circus? 😂

@alexcarlo7110 2 жыл бұрын

exactly what i thought when i saw this. nice to meet you here. i live in London and you?

@barryford1482 2 жыл бұрын

According to Eric Li "Democracy equals performance "IS this true for China where the countries like Japan and Taiwan has improved much more than China while China has gone through the cultural revolution the gang of four terrible famines when Chinese were eating there babys and Tiananmen square . The Chinese people are approving of their government only because of properganda . not because of the wonderful CPC. This is why Taiwan is a problem for China and the pressure is on to invade it shows what China could be if the CPC allowed them to make money in the past they would be much richer now and making money is what the chinese people are very good at.

@sojourner4726 2 жыл бұрын

How is anyone this dumb?

@barryford1482 2 жыл бұрын

@@sojourner4726 Please elaborate your claim

@henli-rw5dw 2 жыл бұрын

Taiwan grew during dictatorship. After it turned democratic, average wage started to stagnant and political division grew. It's currently a very polarized society that is heading towards the worst possible outcome with China, seemingly incapable of making good decisions. China started with a very backwards system, which as you said made many mistakes. However, the system has something strange about it. It learns from it's mistake, and keeps tinkering with itself, making changes that contradicts it's supposedly communists roots, result in the current iteration which nobody even knows what it is; it's got public, private, collective, autocratic, meritocratic, top-down, grassroots, and even democratic features. It's an abomination, but with each iteration of changes, the results seem to get better and better. It reminds me of a AI that plays chess. Initially it's very stupid. But after learning from thousands of games, it becomes unbeatable.

@henli-rw5dw 2 жыл бұрын

I guess it can be summed as follows. A democratic system is static. It can not improve itself because procedurally it can not change, else it isn't no longer democratic. Whatever China's system is called is dynamic. It can change over time. Given enough time, a dynamic system that can improve will always out perform a static system that has no flexibility to deal with change.

@firefly4784 2 жыл бұрын

Taiwan was not a democracy at the time it’s economy took off. It’s first election occurred in 1996. Ever since that, Taiwan economy was in continuous decline. Japan is not really a democracy either.