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While the literal term isn't used the way the parent describes I believe that their comment is trying to communicate "While only half of Americans describe them
by DoctorOW 5y ago
While the literal term isn't used the way the parent describes I believe that their comment is trying to communicate "While only half of Americans describe themselves as Democrats, most Americans would say they're "an advocate or supporter of democracy" (the definition of a democrat).
- HWR_14 5y agoThank you for clarifying my post. That is indeed what what I meant.
- zdragnar 5y agoRight, but when arguing semantics, then semantics matters. "democrat" as in "someone who advocates democracy" simply isn't in common usage here. Likewise, if I said I donated to BLM, odds are good I am talking about the fund by that name, not an abstract concept of a movement that random people ephemerally belong to.