> within the context of liberal democracies Ok, now it makes sense.. from the generous phrasing of your parent comment, I thought of all the other systems out t

> within the context of liberal democracies Ok, now it makes sense.. from the generous phrasing of your parent comment, I thought of all the other systems out there and how they are that much farther from both the US and Europe. (I'm german, btw. I have never been to the US (apart from NY which apparently doesn't count); and it's hard to judge differences from just media.)