"However, it insists on democracy"
Not really Steve, it's states pay lip service to democracy jut as we do - how can an an association of capitalist states do other?
The well being of the people of Greece went flying out of the window not so long ago because a democratically elected government couldn't paqy its debts - not muc democracy towards the cradle of democracy there
As far as I am concerned, it's the best thing on offer at the moment - if we forget that we're kidding ourselves
Jim