China has had a central government for a long time. Before Roman civilization was more than a bunch of farmers.
"people will start calling for more representation"
No, people seldom have started calling for more representation. Rather, a portion of the intelligentsia has yearned for a system with more representation, based either on ideals originating in philosophy (europe) or out of spite of colonial masters (americas).
Now, the question is - based on what philosophical framework would the intelligentsia base their request?
I'm not saying you are wrong. I'm just pointing out that a european or american view of history will skew the political intuition around a framework that can lack a basis once one leaves these spheres of influence.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_China
China has had a central government for a long time. Before Roman civilization was more than a bunch of farmers.
"people will start calling for more representation"
No, people seldom have started calling for more representation. Rather, a portion of the intelligentsia has yearned for a system with more representation, based either on ideals originating in philosophy (europe) or out of spite of colonial masters (americas).
Now, the question is - based on what philosophical framework would the intelligentsia base their request?
I'm not saying you are wrong. I'm just pointing out that a european or american view of history will skew the political intuition around a framework that can lack a basis once one leaves these spheres of influence.