> What a fantastic example of using “democratic” as a synonym for good and “not democratic” as bad. Thank you for illustrating the author’s point so well. OP s

> What a fantastic example of using “democratic” as a synonym for good and “not democratic” as bad. Thank you for illustrating the author’s point so well. OP says that democracy is one with checks and balances. It’s a straightforward disagreement about definitions. The author makes no points at all, but that’s neither here nor there in this context. > By the way, the term of art for what you’re doing, of defining democracy I like as real democracy and democracy I don’t like as not democracy is to call democracy I like “liberal democracy”. Liberal democracy is very anemic on the democracy part.