Western-Centrism Gets Destroyed

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Europe's current state of peace, industry, and democratic institutions did not occur randomly. Centuries of warfare, death, and overall terrible conditions marked the path to current success. From barbarian hordes ending West Rome, to mass religious warfare of the 16th and 17th centuries, to the large Napoleonic Wars and World Wars.

Thus it is a null argument to claim that non-Westerners are "inferior" for the state that they are in. After all, regions such as the Middle East are still on the path to success that Europe was once on. In fact, the religious warfare Europe experienced was extremely worse than the warfare we see in the Middle East (1/3 of Germany's population was lost to Christian infighting during the Thirty Years War). Relatively speaking, the Middle East is much more peaceful than Europe was when it faced the same conditions.

Furthermore, because regions such as the Middle East are still on this developmental path, it is imperative that democratic institutions not be forced upon them. As witnessed in European history, democratization occurred only after previous developments in thoughts of rights, ethics, and overall decentralization of power. Non-western states must develop such trends before making the hazardous leap into democracy if a stable is desired.