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minus-squaredavel [he/him]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·3 days agoThere’s no “so-called” about it. Plenty of Westphalian states are “authoritarian”, and most “democracies” aren’t actually democratic[1][2].
minus-squaremuhyb@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·3 days agoIt was not a comparison, just stated the obvious. Calling names for things doesn’t change them. Hence calling themselves democratic doesn’t make them one.
There’s no “so-called” about it. Plenty of Westphalian states are “authoritarian”, and most “democracies” aren’t actually democratic[1][2].
It was not a comparison, just stated the obvious. Calling names for things doesn’t change them. Hence calling themselves democratic doesn’t make them one.