The difference is by design.
@AssalRad And the difference is by proof and source.
Please do not confuse a terrorist regime with a democracy, even if the democracy is in as poor a state as that of the US or Israel. In the former case, it is impossible to obtain facts that can be trusted. In the latter case, however, it is possible to verify statements.
@ralph @AssalRad ‘elected democracy’ and ‘ terrorist regime’ are not mutually exclusive descriptions. Both these elected democracies (and neither are true democracies) can be described as terrorist regimes. They create terrorists through their actions, they use terrorists as political means, and both act outside of international law.
@mativity @AssalRad They are mutually exclusive. The social boundary conditions make them mutual exclusive. Anything else is simply propaganda strengthening autocracy and dictatorship.