Forget all of rhetoric about 'democracy' and/or the lack thereof. The reality is that 'democracy' is dying because it doesn't get things done.
For better or worse, El Salvador is the future. Liberalism leads to men pretending to be women so that they can cheat at sports. I have a standard comment about this.
“China is very good at building dams, the US is very good at enforcing PC. Which system will prevail in the 21st century?”