Dear Random Dudes on the Internet, We defined modern democracy decades ago. Not just voting. Includes protecting liberal freedoms, an independent judiciary, and more. Can be representative or direct. You can stop telling us it's actually a republic Thanks, Political Scientists
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Replying to @NGrossman81
What if people saying the US isn't a democracy aren't confused about what a democracy is and are really telling us that they don't like democracy?
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Replying to @KSchultz3580
As a more general statement, possibly. But on "actually it's a republic" specifically, it's hard to see how that's anti-democracy as opposed to just pro-pendant.
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Replying to @NGrossman81
Fair enough, but I get the sense that many see "republic" as an acceptable way of expressing approval for non-majoritarian/anti-democratic aspects of our system.
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Replying to @katzatlarge @NGrossman81
I think we need to distinguish between anti-maj features that prevent tyranny of the majority (e.g., rights, courts) and anti-maj features that can lead to minority rule (e.g., malapportionment, barriers to voting, enhanced role of wealth).
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I agree, that has value. Though democracy v. republic might not be the best terms for that distinction, not least because the adjective forms of those words are already taken by the two big parties.
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