(Thread) I went to @LarryDiamond's book talk at @Stanford last night, themed "The Global Crisis of Democracy."
At the end of the lecture, 4 Chinese students challenged his ideas. Asking him the following questions:
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Interesting that democracy doesn’t appeal to Chinese youth. It’s a shame because once they grow and are in positions of power, China will be isolated from the rest of the developed world, including the major nation states that surround China.
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Replying to @kylej_sullivan @afrazhaowang and
You say that like it's a bad thing.
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Replying to @qin_duke @afrazhaowang and
He says that like the West will still be "the developed world" when the current crop of youth become adults
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