You are missing the point of my comment. The main focus is not the distinction between democracy and republic. It was that we do not govern ourselves directly

You are missing the point of my comment. The main focus is not the distinction between democracy and republic. It was that we do not govern ourselves directly. We elect people to do that for us because most of us aren't equipped to do it ourselves. The comment I was replying to called that fascism. I removed the "We are not a democracy." line in my previous comment to refocus it on what I was really trying to say.