Do We Really Want a New Cold War?

[Eagle367]

Mnementh said:

Oneeee-Chan!!! said:
Will Asians become more democratic and progressive when they come into contact with Westerners?
It hasn't sunk in yet.

Taiwan has moved from a one-party dictatorship to a democracy after Chiang Kai-sheks death. Japan was a fascist country in WW2 and has moved to become a democracy. South Korea was until the 80s a military dictatorship. I think the track record of soft influence is pretty good. In none of these countries the West imposed sanctions and none of these countries toppled the government violently to reach todays status.

The only downside: it takes decades.

Real change takes time and there is no quick fix. It;s always hard and it's always diplomacy and exporting decent values and interactions with the world. The more you interact with all sorts of nations, the less likely you are to start conflicts with them and the more open you become to all sorts of views. That's why sanctions and wars are the opposite and only do damage to countries. But western propaganda leads the people to believe wars and sanctions will solve anything.