Where in the world are you getting that I called the US a "democratic republic"? Because I didn't. I said a republic was a form of democracy called a representative democracy.
Why would the Constitution need to include the word "democracy"? The concept of democracy has been around for thousands of years. The concept of republics has been around for thousands of years. These are not new concepts that need to be defined in the US Constitution.
In regards to what you wrote about Franklin...do you not understand the concept of how a republic is a type of democracy? Again, this is like saying Pepsi isn't a soda because it's a Pepsi. So it makes little sense for someone who is talking about Pepsi to make a big to-do about how Pepsi is a soda. Because most people aren't stupid and understand that Pepsi is a type of soda.
So expecting Ben Franklin to make a point out of calling the US a democracy when he's already called it a Republic is a bit like that. Because Ben Franklin wasn't fucking retarded and understood that a republic was a form of democracy.
I feel like I'm trying to explain advanced physics to a plow horse.
Seriously, people. It's not that hard a concept to grasp. I learned all this in 6th or 7th grade. Of course, I didn't go to public schools in the US, so maybe that's why I can understand simple concepts. 🤷
Where in the world are you getting that I called the US a "democratic republic"? Because I didn't. I said a republic was a form of democracy called a representative democracy.
Why would the Constitution need to include the word "democracy"? The concept of democracy has been around for thousands of years. The concept of republics has been around for thousands of years. These are not new concepts that need to be defined in the US Constitution.
In regards to what you wrote about Franklin...do you not understand the concept of how a republic is a type of democracy? Again, this is like saying Pepsi isn't a soda because it's a Pepsi. So it makes little sense for someone who is talking about Pepsi to make a big to-do about how Pepsi is a soda. Because most people aren't stupid and understand that Pepsi is a type of soda.
So expecting Ben Franklin to make a point out of calling the US a democracy when he's already called it a Republic is a bit like that. Because Ben Franklin wasn't fucking retarded and understood that a republic was a form of democracy.
I feel like I'm trying to explain advanced physics to a plow horse.
Seriously, people. It's not that hard a concept to grasp. I learned all this in 6th or 7th grade. Of course, I didn't go to public schools in the US, so maybe that's why I can understand simple concepts. 🤷