Some argued that authoritarian rule provided a much surer and safer path to welfare than democracy could offer, others extolled the virtues of “Asian values,” and still others argued that democracy in the Arab or Muslim world would only pave the way for Islamic fundamentalists to take power. Not surprisingly, autocrats everywhere embraced such views.
有人声称专制统治比民主制度更能安全地实现民众福利，也有人为“亚洲价值观”大唱颂歌，更有人提出在阿拉伯或穆斯林世界推行民主只能让伊斯兰原教旨主义得逞。 这种观点在各地独裁政权中广受欢迎，这原本也是在意料之中。