• rug_burn
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    9 months ago

    democracy noun de·​moc·​ra·​cy di-ˈmä-krə-sē plural democracies 1 a : government by the people especially : rule of the majority b : a government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised by them directly or indirectly through a system of representation usually involving periodically held free elections 2 : a political unit that has a democratic government 3 capitalized : the principles and policies of the Democratic party in the U.S. from emancipation Republicanism to New Deal Democracy— C. M. Roberts 4 : the common people especially when constituting the source of political authority 5 : the absence of hereditary or arbitrary class distinctions or privileges

    • rug_burn
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      9 months ago

      republic noun re·​pub·​lic ri-ˈpə-blik Synonyms of republic 1 a(1) : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president (2) : a political unit (such as a nation) having such a form of government b(1) : a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law (2) : a political unit (such as a nation) having such a form of government c : a usually specified republican government of a political unit the French Fourth Republic

      • rug_burn
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        9 months ago

        If you’re incapable of clicking a link, we can go to the host stand and get you a placemat and some crayons. The US is not a democracy, by definition, regardless of what your kindergarten teacher is telling you.

        • deft@lemmy.wtf
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          9 months ago

          lol what the fuck are you talking about homie. you delirious or just retarded?

          • rug_burn
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            9 months ago

            You’re acting like a child, so I’ll speak to you like you are one. You’re too lazy, dumb or all the above to click a link that explains in detail how the US isn’t a democracy, it’s a republic. How the fuck this thread devolved into that I can’t even remember.

            And I believe the phrase is “mentally challenged”. Don’t get canceled “my G”.

            • deft@lemmy.wtf
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              9 months ago

              I dunno if you’re retarded and worthless or just retarded.

              There’s no link above you waste of space. Go have your keyboard seizure elsewhere you window licking shit rag. Lmfao

              Also back to the first point. Your “definition” of democracy was still wrong lol so I dunno where you’re getting the air of superiority from. No go be stupid somewhere else