Not very democratic to invade other countries on the whim of a president.

> they said democratic

They didn't even say that. They only said China playing is "better than leaving everything to the US alone."

For now indeed, the people that want to get rid of it are currently in power.

The US was one of the first democracies in the world, and many countries followed suit. But the US hasn't kept up, and now the powers that be have exploited the weaknesses in the system. With arguably the biggest one being giving the president too much power (appointing supreme court justices, executive orders, etc).

Democracy in most of the countries is just theater. Trump promised no more wars iirc.

Don't get me wrong, I'd rather live in a country without a million cameras that automatically fine me for crossing the street illegally but I don't actually deceive myself in thinking my vote counts for much.

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