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After a great conversation with my TA who's doing his dissertation on the down side of democracy, I'm not entirely sure. It seems to me that a lot of developing countries need to change so rapidly that a dictator would be much better suited. People in a democracy vote for short term benefits. Which is fine when you have the infrastructure to deal with it. But in many countries, your short term gain now means no development for 50 years.
So what do you guys think? Is democracy always a good thing?
So what do you guys think? Is democracy always a good thing?