In contemporary society, the struggle between liberal and despotic states has gradually become one of the central axes of a clear era. We understand that for the leaders of despotic states, there is a desire to rebound from the humiliations of the long history of the past. However, let us now consider which is more developed, a liberal state or a despotic state. Note that up to this point, we have also classified states that self-identify as communist states, such as China and North Korea, as despotic states. In what follows, we will attempt to compare liberal states with despotic states that advocate so-called communist political regimes.
It should be clear that liberal states have been more economically successful than communist states based on planned economies for more than half a century, as is evident just by comparing the economic development of West and East Germany or South and North Korea in the past. Of course, liberalism is not perfect. Perhaps it should be said that liberal states are responsible for many of the challenges we face, such as growing inequality and environmental problems. However, it is clear that the occurrence of these problems is itself a negative aspect of economic success, i.e., they arose because, as mentioned earlier, liberalism is the social system that enjoys the most economic development compared to tyranny and communism. Of course, in the future, the problems of inequality and the environment, which can be called the negative aspects of liberalism, should be issues that humankind should work together to solve.
On the other hand, there is a rational means that I strongly recommend to the leaders of despotic and communist nations. Democratization.
Imagine, for example. Imagine if China stopped being a one-party communist dictatorship and democratized politically and economically. GDP per capita would approach that of developed countries. At the moment there is a debate about whether China's overall GDP will overtake the U.S. in the future or not, but if China becomes a democratic country, with a population more than four times that of the U.S., its GDP could be four times that of the U.S. in the future. In other words, I believe that if it becomes a democracy, it will enjoy four times the economic success that it enjoys today, even by rough estimation.
If China democratizes, it will naturally shift to a policy of coexistence and co-prosperity with neighboring countries, rather than invading Taiwan or pursuing the "One Belt, One Road" policy, and the military threat to each other will be extremely small. As a result of coexistence and co-prosperity with the nations of the world, China's economy should develop fourfold as described above, and China should enjoy an overwhelmingly powerful economy. This is the way China would have wanted to be again, looking back over thousands of years of history. Of course, neighboring nations, the U.S., and other countries will also enjoy great economic development through re-globalization.
In other words, it is clear which is better for China and other countries: to maintain communism and the "One Belt, One Road" policy and continue to be at odds with the U.S. and neighboring countries, and to continue on the road to a bloc economy and increased military spending, or to become a democratic country and coexist and prosper with the rest of the world and become the world's leading economic power.
The same can be said for other despotic and communist countries. Shouldn't the goal be to democratize and develop together with other democracies?
I wrote the above because I think it is self-evident. Unfortunately, despite the fact that it is so self-evident, many countries, including Japan in the past, have been able to escape from despotism only by means of war. Therefore, my argument may be idealism or a dream. However, even if it is an ideal or a dream, I would still like to say this. To the leaders of despotic and communist nations, let us democratize. Let us choose a liberal economy, and on that basis, let us consider global issues and work together for a better world. I sincerely believe that you are wise.
This story is analogous to the question of whether a military-type organization (amber organization) or a mechanistic organization (orange organization) or a green organization (family-oriented organization) or a teal organization (life ecosystem-type organization) is better for wellbeing. May all living beings be happy.
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