> This branch of comments goes back to a commenter who made the accurate point that the US is closer to a liberal democracy than China. No. The comment said th

> This branch of comments goes back to a commenter who made the accurate point that the US is closer to a liberal democracy than China. No. The comment said the US is a liberal democracy. Not "closer", IS. It's like "hey, this number is 100!" - "no, that number is 13" - "but 13 is closer to 100 than 2".