Just stop. That 'isn't a democracy' is such a trite lie, that only makes sense if you redefine all the terms from what they are commonly understood. USA is a (f

Just stop. That 'isn't a democracy' is such a trite lie, that only makes sense if you redefine all the terms from what they are commonly understood. USA is a (flawed) democracy. Republics can be democratic, autocratic, etc. The founding fathers were against direct democracy, not representative democracy.