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If we're going to be pedantic, that's not a correction, it's just greater specificity. The genre of "actually the USA isn't a democracy it's an X" (where X is
by paulgb 10y ago
If we're going to be pedantic, that's not a correction, it's just greater specificity.
The genre of "actually the USA isn't a democracy it's an X" (where X is a subset of democracies) arguments is oddly persistent. I call it the "it's not a fruit it's a banana" argument.
- theseatoms 10y agoYou're right. "Correct" is the wrong word. It just seems best to be as specific as possible in political conversations. The point I wanted to stress was the "liberal" piece—the constitutional protection against mob rule.
- paulgb 10y agoIndeed. The second part of my comment was aimed more at api's comment below.