Imperialism can be fantastic, but in much the same way a one-party political system can be fantastic. Only if it happens to be run well. There&#x27;s no safety valve in case the powerful group goes off the rails oppressing the weaker one.<p>People seem to prefer living in a bad life as long as they feel their in-group members are responsible for it. For example, India has a democracy and the people keep voting for the corrupt parties that maintain it as a poor country full of suffering. They don&#x27;t mind because it&#x27;s themselves causing the problems. In contrast, China doesn&#x27;t have a democracy but is perhaps treating its people better than India. Yet many Chinese still don&#x27;t like the authoritarianism. I think it&#x27;s just a sense of being in control that people want, even if they can&#x27;t handle it competently.