這是一百年前的事情。
1913年, 美國派遣一個顧問幫助袁世凱起草新憲法。 這個顧問根據中國的國情,得出結論: 中國人were not mature enough for a republican form of government。
於是共和沒了戲,民主就更沒戲了。
不知道為什麽允許美國人得出中國人not mature enough的結論,而不允許中國人自己也總結出同樣的結論?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Johnson_Goodnow
Frank Johnson Goodnow
In October 1912 he accepted, on the recommendation of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, the commission of Constitutional adviser to the Chinese Government which took him to China in March 1913. During the years 1913–1914 he served as legal adviser to the Yuan Shikai government in China, helping draft the new constitution. In China, he became known for his assertion that the Chinese people were not mature enough for a republican form of government, a fact that was later utilized by Yuan, as he attempted to proclaim himself the Emperor of China in 1915-6.