not a democratic state at all but a relatively prosperous minor monarchy, democracy is a thing of value for which we should be fighting. But in order to do so we need to get away from instrumental arguments.
阿联酋甚至都不是一个民主国家，而是一个相对繁荣的 君主制国家。民主是我们应该 为之奋斗的价值观。但首先 我们应该避免整天把那些“民主的好处”挂在嘴边