A World Gone Mad

@Junbals (1421)
Philippines
October 4, 2022 5:18am CST
How could a leader of the second largest army in the world be mad? How could he be insensetive to lives lost in a senseless war which could trigger a third world war, sending his untrained citizens as cannon fodder? It dawns on me the difference between a democracy and autocracy. Although democracy looks utterly chaotic, due to varied viewpoints, opinions, arguments, but it is way better than an autocracy which does not allow dissent. Autocracy is just impervious to criticisms, making it its downfall. We need to protect this legacy of common Western values - of democracy, of check and balances, and of due process. If Putin won, i hope he won't, this legacy of common values would go into waste. God forbid!
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josefina
@josie_ (10034)
• Philippines
4 Oct 22
Putin is in power because western democratic countries tolerated him. Democratic countries like the US also supported autocratic gov't like Saddam of Iraq, the Shah of Iran, Batista of Cuba, Lon Nol of Cambodia, Pinochet of Chile, and the list goes on. Oh...and Ferdinand Marcos (the father) of the Philippines.
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Junbals
@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
4 Oct 22
That is true. But isn't that the essence of democracy, allowing autocratic goverments, even supporting them, as long as autocracy doesn't have the last say.
josefina
@josie_ (10034)
• Philippines
4 Oct 22
@Junbals The very definition of an autocracy is a political system governed by a single individual on whom absolute power is vested. The US has a democratic political system but capitalism runs its economic system. Capitalism prefers to work with authoritarian govt while paying lip service to the democratic process.
Junbals
@Junbals (1421)
• Philippines
4 Oct 22
@josie_ understood, because totalitarian governments are stable. But an autocracy ruler, once dethrown, has no chance of coming back.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (339946)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Oct 22
Democracy only works when the people agree to abide by the decisions that are made by the majority. Some third world nations don't seem to have worked that out yet.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471500)
• Switzerland
4 Oct 22
It seems that the largest companies miss good leaders who know how to defuse the hate.
askme123
@askme123 (6150)
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4 Oct 22
He has no feeling. So many innocent lives loss. Karma will deal with him one day.
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