> I am not yet sure why there are these soundbites of "democracy" vs "republic", since we are both. Probably as some weird way to further the divide between le

> I am not yet sure why there are these soundbites of "democracy" vs "republic", since we are both. Probably as some weird way to further the divide between left and right. It is really popular to demonize the other side because it's a very effective way to get people riled up enough to vote.