> America is not a democracy in a strict sense, its a republic Most republics are democracies. You seem to think "democracy" is equivalent to "direct democracy

> America is not a democracy in a strict sense, its a republic Most republics are democracies. You seem to think "democracy" is equivalent to "direct democracy," but a direct democracy is only one type of democracy. A republic is another form of democracy. America is certainly a democracy (for now; who knows what will happen in two years)