All right

Let us have a fair and respectful discussion:

*** Ok

1: Democracy is not merely about a system of check and balance. It is a culture, a mentality, a thinking frame of a nation. I should say that the latter will determine the former.

*** Sorry, I can't think in big words. Looks like Taiwan shares similar culture with us, still adopts democracy successfully. I have no idea what "a thinking frame" you are talking about and how to achieve that. Let's put aside the issue which decides which for the time being, does China needs democracy or not? Then we talk about whether it is achievable.


2: Democracy is also about how to respect other's opinion and find commond ground to move forward. To be frank, this is what we lack in this forum, among those namely well-educated people.

*** Not only in this forum, and it is healthy as long as you don't throw dirty words (I don't mean you). Back in China, you may find lots of people of "common ground" and lots of agreeable forums. Don't confuse criticism and healthy argument with nasty personal attacks. You may find model forums based in the Mainland.

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• if u want to claim -wewillc- ♀ (190 bytes) () 11/12/2004 postreply 20:22:24

• do U imply taiwanese is not -海外农工铲共党- ♀ (313 bytes) () 11/12/2004 postreply 21:28:27

• U will see what u -Uwillc- ♀ (330 bytes) () 11/12/2004 postreply 22:07:29

• 回复：U will see what u -海外农工铲共党- ♀ (244 bytes) () 11/13/2004 postreply 08:29:20

• 回复：Democracy means more... -MyVoice- ♀ (2281 bytes) () 11/12/2004 postreply 23:39:50

• it will be a deadlock soon -andi- ♀ (109 bytes) () 11/12/2004 postreply 23:46:22

• sorry, miss a "not" -uwillc- ♀ (31 bytes) () 11/13/2004 postreply 01:45:09

• Deadlocked devils then make a -compromise- ♀ (224 bytes) () 11/13/2004 postreply 00:01:15