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This is like saying that a hamster isn't a mammal because it's a rodent.

by mrpgraae 2y ago

genewitch 2y ago
a true democracy would be a 1:1 vote, each person gets 1 vote, and that is what matters for everything. we have a representative democracy, but our country operates as a constitutional republic. words have meanings. so what i am asking is, even if you take democracy to mean whatever you think it means, is the US not a democracy? It is really hard to see what your point was, because i asked if they thought the US was not a democracy, and here you are saying it is, so what are you trying to say? you agree with me, the US is a democracy, right?
- mrpgraae 2y ago
  Yes, words have meanings. What you call "true democracy" is what is usually referred to as direct democracy. You seem to be implying that a representative democracy is not a democracy. It is, it's just a different form than direct democracy. In your previous post you said that the US is not a democracy, but a constitutional republic. Now you say that the US has a representative democracy, but operates as a constitutional republic, so I'm not sure what you mean anymore? You seem to agree that a constitutional republic can also be a democracy. To answer your question, I agree with you the US is a democracy. The parent comment did not say that the US is not a democracy, it said that "companies and banks should invest only where democracy thrives". I take that to mean that this user believes that democracy is not currently thriving in the US, which I would agree with.
  - genewitch 2y ago
    > I take that to mean that this user believes that democracy is not currently thriving in the US, which I would agree with. and yet, no explanation as to why. The people voted, the government abides. do you ever get the idea that you tilt at windmills? also is the DPRK or the DRC "Democratic"? It's in the name, so therefore they are democracies!

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This is like saying that a hamster isn't a mammal because it's a rodent.

by mrpgraae 2y ago

This is like saying that a hamster isn't a mammal because it's a rodent.

genewitch 2y ago
a true democracy would be a 1:1 vote, each person gets 1 vote, and that is what matters for everything. we have a representative democracy, but our country operates as a constitutional republic. words have meanings. so what i am asking is, even if you take democracy to mean whatever you think it means, is the US not a democracy? It is really hard to see what your point was, because i asked if they thought the US was not a democracy, and here you are saying it is, so what are you trying to say? you agree with me, the US is a democracy, right?
- mrpgraae 2y ago
  Yes, words have meanings. What you call "true democracy" is what is usually referred to as direct democracy. You seem to be implying that a representative democracy is not a democracy. It is, it's just a different form than direct democracy. In your previous post you said that the US is not a democracy, but a constitutional republic. Now you say that the US has a representative democracy, but operates as a constitutional republic, so I'm not sure what you mean anymore? You seem to agree that a constitutional republic can also be a democracy. To answer your question, I agree with you the US is a democracy. The parent comment did not say that the US is not a democracy, it said that "companies and banks should invest only where democracy thrives". I take that to mean that this user believes that democracy is not currently thriving in the US, which I would agree with.
  - genewitch 2y ago
    > I take that to mean that this user believes that democracy is not currently thriving in the US, which I would agree with. and yet, no explanation as to why. The people voted, the government abides. do you ever get the idea that you tilt at windmills? also is the DPRK or the DRC "Democratic"? It's in the name, so therefore they are democracies!