I intended the word democracy to mean ‘free countries.’
Feel free to pick nits if it gets you off.
OK, I agree, relatively free, until you scrutinize their constitutions a bit, even with MacArthur having a hand in the Japanese one, which is admittedly more free than the Grundgesetz as it stands but still has some socialistic tenets (such as in Article 25).
It really is sad that Abe Shinzou is out to subvert both Articles 9 and 20.