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> Most people would not waste their time nitpicking the usage of such a widely accepted term. For some reason the US embassy still finds it important enough to

> Most people would not waste their time nitpicking the usage of such a widely accepted term. For some reason the US embassy still finds it important enough to broadcast the difference to the rest of the world: https://ar.usembassy.gov/education-culture/irc/u-s-government/ https://ar.usembassy.gov/education-culture/irc/u-s-governmen... Could you explain that?

andrekandre 4y ago
i think you are being a bit pedantic, it says: While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic. notice the wording "more accurately" and not "mischaracterized" etc -- btw... whats the point in arguing the u.s isn't a democracy? are you trying to say that people shouldn't be able to decide their leaders?
- ghostwriter 4y ago
  it's the US embassy being very pedantic about the matter to the extent they find it important to dedicate the starting paragraph of the entire section about the US government, even though the difference is just about being more accurate. in fact, accuracy in founding principles of governing is as important as accuracy of long-distance ballistic motion planning. > btw... whats the point in arguing the u.s isn't a democracy? because a typical follow-up discussion usually starts with "so where's the popular vote?" and this diminishes the principle of fair representation of smaller states of the federal republic.
  - nl 4y ago
    > because a typical follow-up discussion usually starts with "so where's the popular vote?" and this diminishes the principle of fair representation of smaller states of the federal republic. Oh wow, so that's why this is seen as a left/right thing? I'm not from the US (and therefore way left for the US) and I think assuring representation of the less populous states is very important. I think the first-past-the-post voting system used in the US is a much bigger problem than this.
  - guelo 4y ago
    My guess is some MAGA types in the Argentinan embassy.
  - andrekandre 4y ago
    > because a typical follow-up discussion usually starts with "so where's the popular vote?" and this diminishes the principle of fair representation of smaller states of the federal republic. thanks for clarifying. just to be upfront, im not sure i agree, but in any case i think stating that upfront is better than debating words "democracy" vs "republic", people will miss the point (or not get what your trying to say)
  - selimthegrim 4y ago
    You need to go back and read about Doerr’s Rebellion and the Guarantee Clause.
    - selimthegrim 4y ago
      Dorr Rebellion my mistake.
- indymike 4y ago
  > i think you are being a bit pedantic This is the PolySci equivalent of software engineers arguing about the type system in Python. It is a great source of debate and endless clarification... and term papers for undergrads.

andrekandre 4y ago

i think you are being a bit pedantic, it says: While often categorized as a democracy, the United States is more accurately defined as a constitutional federal republic. notice the wording "more accurately" and not "mischaracterized" etc -- btw... whats the point in arguing the u.s isn't a democracy? are you trying to say that people shouldn't be able to decide their leaders?

ghostwriter 4y ago
it's the US embassy being very pedantic about the matter to the extent they find it important to dedicate the starting paragraph of the entire section about the US government, even though the difference is just about being more accurate. in fact, accuracy in founding principles of governing is as important as accuracy of long-distance ballistic motion planning. > btw... whats the point in arguing the u.s isn't a democracy? because a typical follow-up discussion usually starts with "so where's the popular vote?" and this diminishes the principle of fair representation of smaller states of the federal republic.
- nl 4y ago
  > because a typical follow-up discussion usually starts with "so where's the popular vote?" and this diminishes the principle of fair representation of smaller states of the federal republic. Oh wow, so that's why this is seen as a left/right thing? I'm not from the US (and therefore way left for the US) and I think assuring representation of the less populous states is very important. I think the first-past-the-post voting system used in the US is a much bigger problem than this.
- guelo 4y ago
  My guess is some MAGA types in the Argentinan embassy.
- andrekandre 4y ago
  > because a typical follow-up discussion usually starts with "so where's the popular vote?" and this diminishes the principle of fair representation of smaller states of the federal republic. thanks for clarifying. just to be upfront, im not sure i agree, but in any case i think stating that upfront is better than debating words "democracy" vs "republic", people will miss the point (or not get what your trying to say)
- selimthegrim 4y ago
  You need to go back and read about Doerr’s Rebellion and the Guarantee Clause.
  - selimthegrim 4y ago
    Dorr Rebellion my mistake.
indymike 4y ago
> i think you are being a bit pedantic This is the PolySci equivalent of software engineers arguing about the type system in Python. It is a great source of debate and endless clarification... and term papers for undergrads.