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Netanyahu takes credit for fall of Syrian government as Israel advances on Golan Heights (peoplesdispatch.org)

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[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There’s no “so-called” about it. Plenty of Westphalian states are “authoritarian”, and most “democracies” aren’t actually democratic[1][2].

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 0 points 1 year ago

It was not a comparison, just stated the obvious. Calling names for things doesn't change them. Hence calling themselves democratic doesn't make them one.