I am not claiming that european countries are wonderful democracies. But I still would not see examples of higher forms of democracy and freedom in other countries.
Apart from Switzerland 😉
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There are no ‘democracies’ . We are conditioned to believe that. You vote for nothing more than poor options that change zilch.
Participate in politics, get active and see, that the only person holding you back is you. It is plain false what you say. Every citizen can get active.
But you have to decide toldo so. Your political liberties are by no way restricted to voting.