What is the ruling on one who accepts democracy and claims to be a Salafi?

The questioner : A discussion took place between me and him, O our Shaykh.

The Shaykh : Good.

The questioner : He accepts democracy.

The Shaykh : What do they care, my brother? This general statement does not concern us. Did he deny a ruling legislated by the Shari'ah? Did he deny what the professor said, or the evidence he cited from a verse or a hadith? Did he say, for example, "This is not the time for it, my brother, it is not the era for it"? Or
Al-Halabi : Is he interpreting his permissibility of it?

The questioner : He is interpreting it, without a doubt.
Al-Halabi : This question

The questioner : He is interpreting it, saying, "My creed is Salafi."

The Shaykh : Ah.

The questioner : The strange thing is,

The Shaykh : Now, when I tell you that he accepts democracy, did you ask him what it is? And did you discuss some of its parts with him so that you could refute him? It is not enough to take the statement as it is in its generality. We must seek clarification, my brother.

The questioner : Yes, we are waiting for his response, meaning

The Shaykh : Did you give him the opportunity to respond?

The questioner : I told him, "Bring the response."

The Shaykh : No, may Allah guide you. You should not have cut off his opportunity to speak.
Al-Halabi : This is what I did not say initially.

The Shaykh : Ah

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : A Salafi and a democrat?
Al-Halabi : Allahu Akbar, a Salafi or a polytheist?

The questioner : The wonders of the world, this is it.
Al-Halabi : O our Shaykh, a Salafi and a polytheist.

The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.