Who Will Rule?

The Autocratic Ideologies which can be defined as “exercising usually unwarranted power” (The Free Dictionary, 2004) include Facism, Nazism, and Communism that have a strong belief that the government should be ruled by a single authority, such as military governments. One person can make the decision without consulting any other bodies. This type of rule usually leads to inefficiency, low morale and distrust. In the Facist regime, rulers are selected based on their “birth, education, or social standing” (Perry & Perry, 2002, p. 350) There is generally no free elections or opposition to rulers. These rulers also called Dictators will use any means available to control the population. These controls may include murder, isolation, or economic regulation. Autocratic rulers include Hitler, Mussolini, Arafat, and Hussein.

China for years had/has been labelled an Autocratic state. We all remember Tianam Square 1989. I have a differing view after spending three weeks in several Chinese proviences during April and May 2004. I spent time in Hong Kong, Shenzen, Shanghai, Goda, and Guangdong. Unsure of what to expect when I arrived in China, I was amazed at what I saw, heard and experienced. I had sterotyped China prior to my visit, and

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Another way to look at is is freedom of choice. Leaders in a democratic society are selected by free elections.

Under a democratic system, the political system is “consent by the people, limited government power, a reliance on checks and balances, and a legal order that protects individual rights and voluntary exchange” (Younkins 1998). Another important distinction between capitalism and socialism is that in socialism the state infringes on on the individuals freedom, and in a capitalist society there are laws preventing this. That becomes very clear as written in the Declaration of Independence “ with certain unalienable rights” (cited in Burns, 2004, p. While there is intelectual property issue in China (they will make anything without reguard to patents, trademarks or copyrites), the economy is robust and bustling. Capitalism is alive and well in China with some modifications. Their main concens is one supreme ruler over all. They work until they are 30, then open up their own business. Despite the fact that the Chinese had different manufacturing, and construction methods, eat different foods and live in a dirty polluted country, I always felt safe, found people to be friendly. From the hotels, resturants, shops, theaters, parks museums I never once saw a hostile individual. Countries such as Denmark an Sewden had tax rates over 50% in 2002. A property owners son cannot inherit his fathers property, he must attempt to buy it. These are legitimate businessess operating under the Chinese law.

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