"If you cannot get rid of the people who govern you" he told the British parliament in 2001 "you do not live in a democratic system."

But dear US, you’re on your own there. Here’s your homework: be more human-centred. Less money-centred. Make healthcare universal. Treat all peoples as equals. Uplift the weak and marginalized. Ensure that your democracy isn’t hijacked by oligarchs. Contact us again in a couple of 100 years.