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Wrong. Democracy can be that. It has different meanings. One of which is rule of the majority. Another is a system which elects representatives through a democratic process.
Our republic, as opposed to other representative democracies, is unique in that a constitution limits what democratically elected representatives can do. Unlimited democracy is mob rule. We don't have unlimited democracy. But it's still democracy.
Yes we do. Our system is a form of democracy. It's not a pure democracy, thankfully. Our elected representatives don't have full power. They have limited power. That's not what makes us a republic though. Not having a king or dicktater makes us a republic.
A pure democracy is majority rule. But, the highlighted is evidence that we are a democracy at least a little, because in this election especially, we are relying on convincing a majority of people to vote for DJT. That's voting for an outcome to keep our constitutionally limited republic.
Wow. Sounds like a democracy.
Not true. As I said, words have different meanings. And, as I said, there are almost no pure democracies in the world.
Well, no, saying "true" democracy isn't really saying more than progressives say when they say "democracy". What they mean is the utopian "democracy" that will be ushered in once the evil capitalists no longer oppress people with their employment.
What I did say is that there are no pure democracies, except Switzerland is close to it. The good part about democracy is that it's not a dictatorship with absolute rule.
The problem with pure democracy is that it will eventually destroy itself, because people tend to behave badly in large groups. It must be limited to the point it doens't have the power to destroy itself. Representative democracies attempt to do that. It's not enough because those elected representatives are incentivized by groups and mobs.
A better limit on representative democracy on having a contract, a constitution of the people, which limits what government can do. That's what the US founders did. And it's kinda worked out, but not awesomely. We're about to lose it.
An even better limit, on democracy, would be a constitutionally required death penalty for elected officials that intentionally try to subvert the constitution. Public execution. After a fair trial of course.
Well I guess you believe in the propaganda that we are a perceived democracy.
Democracy majority rule thats it.
If it's not that then it's to deceive people in thinking they have one. Just because 99% of people call us a democracy because we vote in representatives doesn't mean we are. Democracies make law via the people. Not elected representatives m
Like you said not one country in the world is a democracy.
So knowing no country in the world is a democracy let's move on. You already admitted even Switzerland isn't one but as close to one as can get. Still doesn't make it a democracy.