China's Democracy Is Already a Reality

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The Chinese govern (or at least, had governed), according to the "Mandate of Heaven."  I wonder if a more accurate phrasing of the phenomenon would be "Mandate of the People."  After all, when you're in political power, it's easier to take care of challenges to your rule than if you're unpopular or perceived as weak and dysfunctional.  In democratic terms, this means that it's harder for your opponents to win elections.

There's also the issue of there being fewer challenges to your position, since people in their right mind (who are the majority of people living on Earth, when all things are well), generally wouldn't be interested in removing you from power, and people would be less inclined to join up with the opposition as a result of your superlative behavior and governing skills.

Hence how you can ensure political longevity (if not actual immortality, since it's impossible to have in this universe of ours beyond our brains and our brains wishes).

Try it.

And watch.

It will be very interesting to see how China and the Chinese leadership handle themselves in these critical hours.

For their part, the Chinese people seem to like the one party system (http://ppq.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/01/18/1354068810382934.abstract) and that seems to be how they chose to democratically govern themselves, as a society.  The question then remains who holds that one party title, and by what legitimacy do they claim to hold it.

Again, successful policy is much like the science of medicine.  Crises happen and they require medical-like attention from the government, and regular policy regimens are needed to maintain and support a healthy society.  If you fail to act as such, you run the risk of losing everything that you've worked hard to achieve.

And it's only in your brain that it works out to be otherwise.

Try it.

Doesn't matter.

Just watch.

And think.

Think about it.

Cause you're going to be effed if you don't.

Think about it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fLUINWsoes&feature=g-vrec