To be fair, Democracy had (up until that point) a rather tumultuous history. And even in the modern day, it is often the case that self-styled "Democratic" ins

To be fair, Democracy had (up until that point) a rather tumultuous history. And even in the modern day, it is often the case that self-styled "Democratic" institutions are measurably worse than their counterparts. For example, compare the "People's Democratic Republic of Korea" to South Korea, or the "Democratic Republic of Congo" to the mere "Republic of Congo".