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They are not mutually exclusive. The united states is a democracy.
by serge2k 10y ago
They are not mutually exclusive. The united states is a democracy.
- throwaway91111 10y agoErr, how so? There is no direct vote on any governance; certainly not at the federal level.
- mynameisvlad 10y agoSo it's not a direct democracy but is still a democracy, specifically a representative democracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Representative_democracy "Republic" is just a term to refer to a nation that is ruled without a monarch: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/republic https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/republic Therefore, the two are not mutually exclusive.
- throwaway91111 10y agoOk, but I wasn't referring to democracy as a general concept, because that's useless. Why not just say "people vote"?
- mynameisvlad 10y ago"Democracy" just means "government by the people". That's why we have different types of democracies, to tell them apart. If you actually meant a direct democracy, then you should have said it. Don't expect people to be able to read your mind and then get mad and snarky when they don't. We can only interpret what we read, so being specific that you mean a direct democracy when you say the word "democracy" in a political thread is really needed.
- throwaway91111 10y agoAnd yet, it's not government by the people. It's government by representative.
- serge2k 10y agoElected by the people.
- throwaway91111 10y agoThen say "governors by the people". Governors ain't government itself.
- mynameisvlad 10y agoDude you can debate until you're blue in the face but in the end, it's called a representative democracy for a reason. That's an accepted term in politics. We have given you all the actual definitions on these terms and they show clearly that you're wrong. Just admit it and stop arguing this pointless debate. It's not that hard to do.