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Topic History of: Why do British politicians keep describing the UK as a "democracy"? Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Ted
JK2006 wrote: It's a monarchy.
Yes but democracy sounds better, it has a nice egalitarian ring to it. It's one of those glittering generalities that make good propaganda.
US politicians like to use the word democracy too. Even though the US was never intended to be a democracy. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, James Madison... they all hated democracy. They wanted a constitutional republic but you never hear anyone call it that anymore.