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Well it's true in the us, Russia, china, Australia. That's not everywhere but that is quite a lot of ground.

Russia does not have actual meaningful elections. That's a fairly fundamental difference.

Neither does the US really, in the sense that no matter who wins, you lose.

It's true. You can only win an election with piles of money. With gerrymandering and lying. The US government is a train wreck