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The US is a democracy. It's not a direct democracy. it's flawed because the system is outdated and broken. It was a system designed to consolidate power among
by anth_anm 8y ago
The US is a democracy. It's not a direct democracy. it's flawed because the system is outdated and broken.
It was a system designed to consolidate power among white landowners and to be extremely difficult to change. It's not a surprise it's got issues.
- jki275 8y agoThe US is a Representative Republic, which differs from a democracy in several significant ways. It was designed to be difficult to change because democracies always fail when the majority decides the rule of law is no longer important.
- anth_anm 8y agoA democracy and a republican are not mutually exclusive. The US is a democracy.
- jki275 8y agoA representative republic is the system we have in the US, which is by definition not a democracy. They're two very different concepts, and they are mutually exclusive. This is basic civics. It's taught, or I hope it's still taught, in grade school. It's not controversial, it's not surprising, it's fact.