Next visit I go "upcountry". And properly meet Min. @JoeHabineza. And maybe even meet @PaulKagame. #Rwanda
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@toluogunlesi Do you now agree that "States that democratise before they acquire the capacity to rule effectively will invariably fail."?5 replies 7 retweets 4 likes -
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@jeremyweate Who said that? Hmmm. Comtentious matter. Democracy for sake of democracy is meaningless, is how I see it. Nigeria good example.2 replies 1 retweet 1 like -
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@toluogunlesi Fukuyama. Rwanda perhaps the shining example of delaying democracy till development is in place. A tough pill to swallow...?4 replies 3 retweets 3 likes -
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@jeremyweate Singapore too. And China. And Dubai.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@toluogunlesi A strong state model much easier to impose in small countries/city-states, as your examples show.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@jeremyweate@toluogunlesi easy to idolize the strong state success while forgetting the strong state failures.2 replies 2 retweets 3 likes -
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@nonso2@jeremyweate one question would be: Is it strong state that "fails" countries, or no-state? How can we tell?3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@toluogunlesi@jeremyweate I'm all for democracy because it increases the odds that we will learn quickly & collectively find the balance1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@nonso2 Aha.. Nonso, I see I am not alone in my thinking. @toluogunlesi @jeremyweate
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