Those are just words. The world has many old countries. Most of the world’s most democratic states are constitutional monarchies, with centuries of history of

Those are just words. The world has many old countries. Most of the world’s most democratic states are constitutional monarchies, with centuries of history of not being a settler colony like the US. How do you reconcile your comment with the fact that the US in the democracy index (from The Economist) is a flawed democracy, and considerably less democratic than a whole bunch of monarchies. It’s just words.