Word: authoritarian
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...Perhaps because Dean and the DNC painted themselves into a corner. They can't easily lift the Florida-Michigan sanctions after all the authoritarian chest-thumping they did last year. Yet if the party heads into Denver without a clear nominee - and needing the votes of Florida and Michigan to decide the issue - their peremptory action will seem even more ridiculous, making the leadership of the so-called people's party look like a clique of arrogant patricians thwarting the popular will...
With money and power comes temptation, as evidenced by the (now former) New York state governor and some (now former) Bear Stearns executives. But in the case of the Chinese government, stubbornly authoritarian in the political sphere, yet amazingly successful economically, temptations are much more dangerous...
...least. The two countries briefly went to war in 1962 over a border dispute, and for the next couple of decades, the Dalai Lama's presence in India became almost a badge of honor for Delhi-living proof that democratic India was freer and more tolerant than its authoritarian neighbor. Over the last decade, though, and especially since Delhi formally recognized the Tibetan autonomous region as part of China in 2003, India has taken a sterner line on Tibetan protests, discouraging them before they can start and breaking them up when they do. The latest crackdown is further proof...
...gone through a transformation in its outlook. The KMT's turnaround was caused, indirectly, by the DPP. Kicked out of power eight years ago, the KMT had grown out of touch with Taiwan's increasingly vibrant democratic environment. After ruling for so many decades, most of the time through authoritarian regimes, the KMT was corrupt, imperial and slow to adapt to the rising spirit of Taiwanese identity. Since its landmark 2000 electoral loss, however, the KMT has learned to be more democratic and open to public sentiment, and it found a new message, oddly enough, in its historical ties...
Howard expressed reservations about China’s political system but said economic progress in the country would result in a less authoritarian government...