> but to compare it to Russia is absurd The statement was clearly about the relationship each country has with democracy, comparing not to each other but to wh

> but to compare it to Russia is absurd The statement was clearly about the relationship each country has with democracy, comparing not to each other but to what democracy should be. There's value in evaluating things against what they should be, not against an arbitrarily worse thing. It's the only way to see the flaws and look to improve.