For sure, we westerners have tried to encourage non-western nations to behave more like us. Carrots, in theory, work better than sticks.

Trouble is that we westerners are not exactly the best examples.

We need to find a better way.

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I have a little satire as to how we can get more young people into government:

https://medium.com/politically-speaking/announcing-the-48th-president-of-the-united-states-cc88a9b5c049