Asian vs Western politiks?

That’s the mindset of many politicians according to the Vancouver Sun article. The article seeks to explain the”Asian politicians phenomenon”, which entails a total domination of the political system, instead of one that ha a balance of power and has checks and balances. The author argues that, “And so it has proved. But across Asia it remains all too common for opponents of government to be treated as traitors and nothing else”. I argue that the generalization by the author is an inaccurate one. It is not a merely the Asian culture that propels politicians in that region to desire such domination on politics.

The notion of desiring power does not merely pertain to the Asian culture. In the Animal Farm by Orwell, the allegory is representative of Russian politics and  Stalin’s cruel persecution of political opponents. The course of history has proven that power-hungry politicians have various channels in manipulating the political forum.

The actual discussion should be on why totalitarian and dictatorship countries require such predominance in the political arena such that there is no voice of dissension possible to deter their political agendas. Instead, this article focuses on a cultural issue that is not a fair evaluation of the core problem at all.

Sources:

http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Manthorpe+Asian+democracies+continue+persecute+opposition+parties/6394398/story.html