I told you Ronin. I don't want to talk to you. I think I should report to the mods because you're trying to harp on me.
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Originally Posted by Ronin4hire
This impacts on our argument because to you... the limited success (though I must stress the success part) which Asian countries have taken on Democracy means that Democracy has failed in Asia and is due in large part to Confucianist philosophy. It's simply not true. In fact the ex South Korean president I mentioned earlier, whose name I forget but who wrote an essay on this subject that I think is really amazing, not only points out that Asia has thus far, adopted liberalism faster than Europe did since the age of enlightenment began in the 17th century, but also points out that many of the principles of Confucianism are actually very compatible with liberalism.
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It will still never change my mind, other than that, Singapore is a terrible example as it is more like a Western country than Asian due to its history.