An Authoritarian Model Of Government Is Superior To A Liberal Model.

Alright we seem to agree on the failure of Democracy in regard to culture however China's success and your question need to be addressed. To answer your whether or not I a mere citizen would be willing to live in an Authoritarian society which enacted policies I disagreed with. "Yes for two reasons"1- Who am I to call the shots? We can learn from the Authoritarian thinker Han Fei that the individual and the plebeian masses act foolishly and seek only to improve their contemporary well being. For anyone who has ever been to a restaurant knows that we the individuals make decisions impulsively and when we do make careful decisions it is very rarely results in us voting to make personal inconveniences. Come election day we see a very similar display. Millions turn out to the polls(however millions of possible voters are too apathetic to cast a ballot), they vote on the debates which are determined by a special committee, candidates who are trained, paid, and backed by special interest. and every four years they tell you what every you need to here that they serve your best interest. But even they do not hold enough power to make the changes that seemed such a reality only months earlier. Look to Sui Dynasty China the rigidly Authoritarian regime had demanded the construction of the Grande Canal. The construction was unpopular and caused the deaths of thousands of workers. However the Grande Canal would be crucial in future dynasties, it would serve as perhaps the most critical asset to Tang Dynasty as China reached the pinnacle of human civilization. Point being many individual citizens were opposed it for the loss they would suffer but it would aide the creation of the civilization's golden age. http://www.worldfuturefund.org...2-In an Authoritarian society you have a choice in regard to law and order, you can accept it or you face punishment for disobeying. Say for instance the president enforces a law claiming you must not have the grass in your lawn higher then 2 inches. The punishment for disobeying this law is death. Now out of the protection of my own life I would naturally trim my lawn well. To this most would see this as a failure of the Authoritarian system however it is quite the opposite. For you see in a successful Authoritarian regime the leader is head of society as well as head of state, thus his decision is correct morally as well as politically. There is nothing to question as his rule would be absolute and often is divine. ForSociety determines in a nation what is morally acceptable and morally repugnant. When you have a unshakable, unquestionable figure or elite who says this is right and this is wrong there is little to worry about. This is a huge advantage over the liberal system. Within the liberal society we see chaos, industry, special interest groups, political parties, and every intellectual seek to convince you of their right and wrong. All of these contradictory views leads to the conclusion that right and wrong varies from person to person, and since right and wrong is simple relative we reachnihilism. Nihilism being that there is no right and wrong and there is no spiritual authority. To put it simply I would rather be subjected to accept the decision of the elite then have my nation go down the path towards meaningless existence.As far population being the determining factor of China's success then look to China's billion+ populated democratic neighbor India. They also have a massive population however it is China that will become the world's largest economy in half a decade, not India.Now to imagine Obama being the leader of an Authoritarian Regime extremely difficult to imagine. When liberals like Robespierre or Napoleon took power they totally betrayed their liberal ideology. For you see an Authoritarian model is completely incompatible with liberal doctrines and ideals. Now I have a question for you is it not better to have an elite determining right and wrong then to have a society in which there is meaningless existence(keep in mind most authoritarian regimes determine this right or wrong in relation to religious and ethical texts)?