Comment by scott_w

> Russia is very similar to the rest of western democracies, so I won't comment further on that.

Ah yes, I recall that famous incident where Keir Starmer had his political opponents thrown out of a window. Oh, wait: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_Russia-related_deat...

> Changing parties matters only a little bit in the grand scheme of things.

It's part of the package but clearly not all, as many organisations focused on improving democracy and governance will clearly point out.

> Japan, that has been ruled by a single party for all of his modern existence

Whoops: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elections_in_Japan#Result_in_h...

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In any case, I think all the replies have made my point for me that your dismissal of our rhetoric as based on "western arrogance" are simply nonsense. It's in fact you who's displayed a lack of understanding of those you argue against.