Well, it's our benchmark, because it's our status quo. That is, you measure any proposed change for here against the way it currently works here, not the way it works in country X.
Well, it's our benchmark, because it's our status quo. That is, you measure any proposed change for here against the way it currently works here, not the way it works in country X.
It is anomalous in the historical context of the same country.
Otoh, the degradation of democracy into oligarchy and then tyranny was called by Socrates...