August 6, 2026
Are We Living in a Democracy?

It depends on what you mean by democracy.

If you mean an ideal model that exists only in your mind (whatever that model may be) and does not correspond to the actual political systems of the West, then no, we are not living in a democracy.

If, on the other hand, you mean the commonly accepted historical understanding of democracy as the Western system characterized by freedom of expression and free elections, then yes, we are living in a democracy.