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Hello everyone!
Since Mainstream Republican Democracy has its origins in western european tradition, how can democracy(or something like it) arise in other civilizations/regions/culture? I know there was a Kongsi federation known by the Lanfang republic which apparently was a Presidential Republic. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lanfang_Republic
What does everyone think?
BTW I'm new to this forum and this is my first thread.
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