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Democracy is my litmus test.
Do you mean being willing to consider the possibility that some other form of government might be better at pursuing the interests of a society as a whole?
People also value democracy simply for being democratic, so saying that democracy is best is to some extent just stating your values.
Yeah, but even just in people's reaction to the topic. I try to avoid framing the issue and just feel people out. For example I would take someone responding to the subject like you did to be a very positive sign. Someone immediately jumping to the possibility of alternatives followed by a reasoning on how normative statements work is not exactly a common reaction.