Thx Lex &amp; Dr Kotkin," at <a href=""https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCkkjnpS2f8&amp;t=39m00s"">39:00</a> Dr Kotkin mention one of the benefit of real Democracy is the dispersion of power / power sharing", and constraint any dramatic changes, however I would like to add, that is also the weakness of democracy. For a country that already in very bad situation for a long time, ie civil war, break apart of one nation previously, or emerging from imperialisms or occupation from other nation, a dramatic changes and a quick one is sometime what the doctor should prescribed, because nothing beats order and security for the people... democracy is the wrong medicine. That's why Putin is popular in Russia until today, because Russia people still remember the chaos from break up of USSR and Putin is seen as capable leader to bring order to that chaos. I think Western government should adjust their policy to account for this reality when dealing with non western nations. Democracy is not a "be all end all" answer to everything, if might be ideal as end stage of a nation growth path, but we need to consider the stages of their people maturity also in their history. It is not wise to force a solid food down a baby throat as it might kill the baby.