这是一百年前的事情。
1913年, 美国派遣一个顾问帮助袁世凯起草新宪法。 这个顾问根据中国的国情,得出结论: 中国人were not mature enough for a republican form of government。
于是共和没了戏,民主就更没戏了。
不知道为什么允许美国人得出中国人not mature enough的结论,而不允许中国人自己也总结出同样的结论?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Johnson_Goodnow
Frank Johnson Goodnow
In October 1912 he accepted, on the recommendation of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the commission of Constitutional adviser to the Chinese Government which took him to China in March 1913. During the years 1913–1914 he served as legal adviser to the Yuan Shikai government in China, helping draft the new constitution. In China, he became known for his assertion that the Chinese people were not mature enough for a republican form of government, a fact that was later utilized by Yuan, as he attempted to proclaim himself the Emperor of China in 1915-6.