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Over the last several weeks the streets of Thailandࢀ™s capital, Bangkok, have been engulfed by thousands of demonstrators, most of them young, demanding one basic thing ࢀ" democracy. This follows months, even years, of similar demonstrations in Hong Kong. These are the latest scenes in a profoundly important drama that has been playing out in Asia over many decades ࢀ" the contest between democracy and autocracy over how Asia will be governed. The outcome will shape the course of the 21st century. The deep cultural foundations of Asian societies and polities are entirely authoritarian (and patriarchal). The idea that the…
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