Why the rest of the world is suspicious of Western democracy | Mahbubani, Ignatieff, Laruelle
497K views · Sep 5, 2026 · Education
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@TheInstituteOfArtAndIdeas · 3 weeks ago · pinned
Are we witnessing the end of democracy the West? Did it ever really exist at all?<br><br>With a free trial, you can watch the full talk at <a href="https://iai.tv/video/the-age-of-the-illiberal-democracy?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=pinned-comment">https://iai.tv/video/the-age-of-the-illiberal-democracy?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=pinned-comment</a>
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@healthyself7941 · 3 weeks ago
Western powers have toppled many governments to install their own puppet so that Western commercial interests can plunder with almost no resistance.
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@tonyyin8524 · 3 weeks ago
The US isn't a democracy at all, we're a Banana Republic.
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@georgecherian6520 · 3 weeks ago
American democracy has no checks and balances, as Trump has shown. It is just an oligarchy.
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@cobacoba1566 · 3 weeks ago
The West is not championing democracy; it is championing the interests of major financiers or the owners of giant corporations who have funded their political campaigns.
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@Wing-ix6wj · 3 weeks ago
It was so stupid for that Canadian guy commenting on China politics purely based on stereotype, without any basic awareness or study of the reality.
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@hernanuliana9111 · 3 weeks ago
Kishore is cruising like most of the times he sit with a panel of Western liberals. What a talented diplomat and political theorist, I hope he lives many many years.
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@jameszhou162 · 3 weeks ago
“The reason we care about Taiwan is because of their democracy”. I mean that must be a joke, right? Can you really make a blunt statement like this without shame? I am really appalled 😂😂😂
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@sweetiagquek957 · 3 weeks ago
Clearly the other interlocuters have no idea how the CPC works when they say there is no succession planning and that the country would be thrown into chaos if Xi were to die. They are also clueless about the psyche of the Chinese people
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@2percentneanderthal991 · 3 weeks ago
Kishore is the smartest and closest to reality.
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@vichitvideo6041 · 3 weeks ago
It is appropriate for Kishore Mahbubani to lecture these ignorant or naive westerners.
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@chanle607 · 3 weeks ago
Kishore Mahbubani spoke best.
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