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minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·edit-211 days agoObligatory braindead: “It’s a Republic” But the fact is, It’s a constitutional republic run of a representative democracy. And to be clear, “representative democracy” is quite antithetical to a “direct democracy”, which is what we all think when we say “democracy”. Basically: it’s a crock of shit, on purpose!
Obligatory braindead: “It’s a Republic”
But the fact is, It’s a constitutional republic run of a representative democracy.
And to be clear, “representative democracy” is quite antithetical to a “direct democracy”, which is what we all think when we say “democracy”.
Basically: it’s a crock of shit, on purpose!