Sure if the definition of "republic" is "a flawed democracy"https://twitter.com/wehpudicabok/status/824399821494587392 …
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Is it related to how "Republic" was an euphemism to "dictatorship" (i.e. banana republic) in the early 20th century?
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Ha, that would be ironic, but no
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I know it's incorrect, I just don't understand why US people think they are different in this context.
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It goes back to the Founding Fathers, Madison seized on the word "republic" bc of many of the Founders' dislike of "democracy"
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