The fact that the Taiwan government was completely paralyzed in front of the violent protests is hardly something to brag about, never mind to emulate and it has shown us the graduate breakdown of law and order in Taiwan, albeit in the name of democracy. Without respecting the law and due process, Taiwan’s democracy can only be described as ineffective and a failure. In fact, the Taiwan experience shows us more on what not to do than what to do. The graduate sinking of Taiwan’s economy in the past decades is all too apparent and is direct results of the non-functions democratic system. It is no wonder that in 2015, the corruption index of Taiwan had already sunk behind Mainland. In the view of many Taiwanese, democracy equates free election, free speech, right to assembly and even unlawful behavior so long it is done in the name of democracy. While some of these are part of important trappings of democracy, but there are a lot more to meet the eyes. For democracy to function, there needs to be law and order, political institutions to safeguard efficient checks and balance and to protect minority rights and opinion. Taiwan’s current political system has some but lacks woefully most of the necessary ingredients of a functioning democracy. By the way, democracy is only a mean and not an end to itself.