Who defines "democratic"?
We can define it just as objectively as we do "scientific". Just because the word is commonly misapplied, and the process made obscure, dysfunctional, or tawdry, does not mean a democratic process (method) can't be judged correct or not. That includes selection of representatives.
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Can an American please explain why international observers were barred from this electoral process? No tinfoil hat, it just looks bad and I'm mystified. I can't believe Americans feared criticism.
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