re: Sharpton upset at R Congressman’s claim that US is a Republic, not Democracy

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someone should tell BOTH of those yahoos that the United States is both a “democracy“ and “republic.“ A republic is one of several FORMS of democracy.

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Yet there is an important distinction and the entire reason for the specificity of the word "republic."

Both penguins and hummingbirds are birds, but there are important differences between them. Thus why we have specific names for each of them instead of just calling both of them birds.

In this case, the important difference is that in a pure democracy, mob rule is law. This is important because the left has implied that our system should work that way although it was never designed to do so, and they've done it for a long time. They act like they are using those terms carelessly and interchangeably, but it's very deliberate. It's why they bristle if you correct them.

They did the same thing with the terms "health care" and "health insurance."

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True democracies have no constitution to protect you from the mob.


Where are you pulling this definition from?

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the literal definition.

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Direct democracy or pure democracy is a form of democracy in which the electorate decides on policy initiatives without elected representatives as proxies.

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They used to require civics in 9th grade, damned if you didn't drop out in the 8th.

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LINK

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If you have a constitution, you do not have a true democracy.

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The closest you can get to a Democracy here is a "representative democracy" but even then its not totally accurate.

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Roger thinks the United States isn't a representative democracy.

Yikes, man. That's embarrassing.

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Roger thinks the United States isn't a representative democracy.

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Its not a true democracy or pure democracy. Constitutions are anti democratic.

Youre not a smart person.

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Both penguins and hummingbirds are birds, but there are important differences between them. Thus why we have specific names for each of them instead of just calling both of them birds.

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Good Lord

in your analogy:
“democracy“ equals “Bird.“
“Hummingbird“ equals “direct democracy”
“Penguin” equals “representative democracy“ (including republics).

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They aren't, if you could read this thread you'd see its been laid out clearly.

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By people who would clearly flunk Political Science 101.

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It's not a quasi democracy. It's a Democracy.

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Ive asked several times, without googling, define true democracy.

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Ive asked several times, without googling, define true democracy.

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What does defining a True Democracy have to do with whether or not this country is a Democracy? Surely you're not simple that you think anyone would argue the United States is a True Democracy?



You used to contribute something meaningful to this board a decade ago, now look at you.

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If you have representatives, if you have a constitution, you do not have a real democracy.

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Incorrect.

Again, you're under the assumption that republic and democracy are mutually exclusive. I don't know why you can't understand such a basic concept but it's been laid out for you repeatedly in this thread.

Why do you think they are mutually exclusive? Do you understand that the United States is not a True Democracy? That no one would argue that? That you're insistence on using this term is not only irrelevant but actively harming your own ability to learn about a subject you're so clearly lacking in?