The UK and the US is the same country. Don’t be fooled by the flags, national anthems, etc. – it’s the same country.
Your friend npub1h8nk2346qezka5cpm8jjh3yl5j88pf4ly2ptu7s6uu55wcfqy0wq36rpev explained very well what is going on:
https://primal.net/e/nevent1qqsgje2r8qz0uyf6707ksvqn6dhxyz7uysw0p6ysujks00jg044x4egrvag5r
If you are now thinking that "ahem, if we are not living in democracies and voting does not matter, who is running these countries?!?", well here is the answer:
