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[tinyjo]

Alex and I were discussing something only tangentially related recently when I realised that the UK is the only country I can think of which has kind of evolved a democracy in a fairly undramatic and very gradual fashion. All the other countries about who's governmental history I know have either started as more or less democracies (e.g. America), had revolutions (e.g. France) or been pushed into it by other powers (e.g. India). I'm sure there must be others though - some of the Nordic states perhaps? Enlighten me, friends list.

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[tinyjo.livejournal.com]

I'm never sure if it's a misonmer to call that a revolution becuase it's more a coup really. We changed one branch of the ruling family for another but the method of government was largely un-affected.

[dyddgu.livejournal.com]

It probably is - I don't deny that at all. Just saying it wasn't as bloodless as people have historically made out, is all :-)