The US is not a democracy, it wasn't even founded as a democracy. You'll find pockets of it in certain state and local governments, but the US is a federal repu

The US is not a democracy, it wasn't even founded as a democracy. You'll find pockets of it in certain state and local governments, but the US is a federal republic. Given the historical restrictions on who could vote and participate in government and more modern corporate influence, it's always been an oligarchy in practice. This is probably a problem intrinsic to the lack of democracy on a federal level.