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From Merriam Webster: of or relating to a republic, rather than to a monarchy, tyranny, oligarchy, etc.
by profsummergig 1y ago
From Merriam Webster:
of or relating to a republic, rather than to a monarchy, tyranny, oligarchy, etc.
- NemoNobody 1y agoOk. So, what does that mean to the average American? I'm curious how many of us know that the US is a republic and of them how many know what that means. This is rather humorous almost as the term is essentially meaningless in a world where republicanism won the day and democracy is almost everywhere. A word that appears to provide validity for the Republican party in its anti elite roots - despite the party being the party of the elite now. That's both problematic and completely unnecessary to even mention. America is a Democracy. The Republican Party is on its last legs - republicanism, as it can only be interpreted by most Americans, as the ideology of Republicans ;) - also dead. I'm hoping for at least 2 generations where people are so triggered by the words conservative and the ilk - that we again learn why that's actually a good thing, when used appropriately, sometimes. Very conditionally. I personally am very sick of treading water as a society and civilization. Evolutionarily speaking, stagnant life, is dead already.
- profsummergig 1y ago> So, what does that mean to the average American? Don't know, don't care. Educated, high-IQ people know what it means. The kind I was targeting my original comment to. Because it's HN. I expected people knew what it means on here. And apparently the educated, high-IQ ones do.
- tomhow 1y agoPlease don't post comments like this on HN. It's not a place for elitism.
- profsummergig 1y agoWill do. Appreciate the guidance.
- tomhow 1y agoMany thanks!