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> The US government is [...] a democracy No. It's not, or at least, it wasn't. By law, it is a constitutional republic. It was specifically designed to prevent

by jl2718 5y ago

> The US government is [...] a democracy No. It's not, or at least, it wasn't. By law, it is a constitutional republic. It was specifically designed to prevent tyranny, regardless of the source. > If you want to talk about ... You're just using one form of corruption to justify your chosen form. They're both bad. Tolerance of one leads to the other.

camgunz 5y ago
> No. It's not, or at least, it wasn't. By law, it is a constitutional republic. Woof, I gotta say I super dislike the parsing out of "republic" vs. "democracy". It almost always deliberately misses the point: our government is supposed to represent us. And honestly, what does "by law" add here? > You're just using one form of corruption to justify your chosen form. There's nothing corrupt about social programs? That's not what "corruption" means.