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A critical term for how pro‑Western political groups argue that an authoritarian or totalitarian government can still be “democratic” if it was elected by a majority—especially when that government aligns with Western interests. The logic holds that as long as the ruler came to power through a vote (even a sham election) and maintains Western support, it is not “real” authoritarianism. Critics point out that this standard is never applied to non‑Western regimes. The term exposes the selective outrage of liberal interventionists who condemn illiberal governments only when they resist Western hegemony.
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