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I agree. Democracy is a good thing but wealth or prosperity, in my perspective, is way more valuable than democracy. An ideal society would be democratic as well as prosper. But, we also have to evaluate the situation with the consideration of the fact the countries might differ in terms of social structure, stage of development.

To take mainland China as an example, its one child policy, to me, seems to be a good policy. It is a good way of limiting the growth of population, benefiting the entire country's population and the world as well. However, such a policy is said to be against human rights by many. It is certainly not allowed in India as it is a democracy. India with its early development of democracy, is not able to enforce a policy that could solve its population problems. On the other hand, corruption is still a major problem in the country. Democracy is not a solution to everything. Especially in developing countries, an early adoption of democracy might actually be an obstacle for country planning and economic development.

Things are not always so ideal. Each country has to go through a stage of absolutism such as the absolute monarchy of Europe. All western European nations today were at a certin point in history ruled by a dictatorship or monarchy. Countries are just at different stages of political and economic development. To push the development of democracy without considering its impact on the country's development, in my perspective, is not a wise approach.