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[–] 3 points 1 year ago* (3 children)

UK is a monarchy, same as ever

Nothing to do with authoritarianism.

China and NK democracy failed on basically Day 1, USSR only did a little better.

They were never democracies to begin with.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    Having an absolute ruler kind of has everything to do with authoritarianism. The UK is flawed to a frightening degree, always has been, that's why it's so out of place and left behind by the rest of Europe.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    The UK's king is not an absolute ruler.

    Same with Norway, Denmark, Sweden, or the Netherlands - all of which are monarchies, but also 100% democracies, without the "let's ID check everyone trying to access the Internet and block their VPNs" vibe that UK recently acquired.

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