Good grief. It is a shorthand. We call each other and ourselves "Americans"...not "United Statesians." I knew this much when I was a boy.
As for "democracy," I have become fond of saying:---
Democracy = rule by Democrats
I will throw it at any Democrat and say "This is why you always talk about 'Democracy being threatened'---because Republican victory means the end of rule by Democrats."
I know this is a bit of a jibe, but it helps to de-legitimize the term.
Good grief. It is a shorthand. We call each other and ourselves "Americans"...not "United Statesians." I knew this much when I was a boy.
As for "democracy," I have become fond of saying:---
Democracy = rule by Democrats
I will throw it at any Democrat and say "This is why you always talk about 'Democracy being threatened'---because Republican victory means the end of rule by Democrats."
I know this is a bit of a jibe, but it helps to de-legitimize the term.