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My surprise was directed at the fact that people have this in a system advertised as democratic. I am quite well-acquainted with cases like those you quote.


The Soviet Union was advertised as democratic. Nazi Germany was advertised as democratic. Communist China was/is advertised as democratic.


My old debating coaches saying was that any country with 'democratic' or 'peoples' in it's name was most certainly not either of those things.


Aye, but no Chinese without political involvement and no mental problems would freely claim (and believe!) he's a free man living under a democratic regime.


"Advertised as democratic" won't get you very far in predicting how democratic a country is.




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