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Not good things to say when several of your prominent members are charged with conspiracy and election fraud
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this post was submitted on 01 Sep 2023
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someone hit me with the "America is not a democracy" t'other day.
I asked "do Americans not vote then?"
no reply.
We do. But the people we voted for in the past get to decide who we are allowed to vote for in the future. And money decides who gets their message spread to the most people.
That is (a form of) Democracy.
It's more of a subversion of democracy.
What I’ve heard some of them advocate (trump in power indefinitely, followed by his children) isn’t a republic, so
We vote to suggest to a smaller group of people who they should vote for. It’s the smaller group of people who’s vote actually counts. I’m surprised they weren’t able to respond.
That's (a form of) democracy.
Sure is! It’s not what I’d want to for presidential elections, since the electorial college is a terrible idea. Thankfully it’s only the presidency that’s decided by electorial college.
not to belabor it - but my point was that the phrase "America is not a democracy" is false.