The phrase only implies that modern democracy grew in popularity as a system of government after its start in the United States, not that the U.S. is a perfect democracy. I took a closer look at the list of “most democratic” countries in the comment to which you’re replying. Have you? It’s kind of shocking how new most of those governments are.
While democratic ideas and practices were not entirely absent in Europe before the establishment of the United States, they were generally limited and did not encompass democracy as we understand it today. The American Revolution and the subsequent founding of the United States played a significant role in popularizing and advancing the ideas of representative democracy, which later saw broader implementation in Europe, particularly after the French Revolution and throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
The phrase only implies that modern democracy grew in popularity as a system of government after its start in the United States, not that the U.S. is a perfect democracy. I took a closer look at the list of “most democratic” countries in the comment to which you’re replying. Have you? It’s kind of shocking how new most of those governments are.
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While democratic ideas and practices were not entirely absent in Europe before the establishment of the United States, they were generally limited and did not encompass democracy as we understand it today. The American Revolution and the subsequent founding of the United States played a significant role in popularizing and advancing the ideas of representative democracy, which later saw broader implementation in Europe, particularly after the French Revolution and throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.