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And they want to teach us about democracy?
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counter-counter-argument: how long before this isn't possible in the US anymore?
Sure, that's fair. I'm just trying to counter vibes with some uncomfortable facts, because vibes alone I personally find pretty boring.
The USA has been democratic for quite a while, depending on definitions. Since either the 1960s (the Civil Rights Act), the 1920s (female suffrage), or the 1860s (male suffrage). It's had the same constitution, based on checks and balances, since the 1780s. Fully 240 years.
During that period, most of America's peers have gone through all kinds of completely non-democratic experiences: revolutions, civils wars, uprisings, communism, fascism.
Stepping back and looking at the big picture, I say that yes, America still does have something to teach us about democracy.