CNN: Calling the US a Republic Is “A Conspiracy Theory”
(www.independentsentinel.com)
🧠 CNN people are stupid!
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A Republic is a type of democracy. It's a representative democracy. Saying that the US isn't a democracy because it's a Republic is like saying Pepsi isn't a soda, because it's a Pepsi.
It really is that simple. Democracy isn't just "mob rule".
A democracy is a system of government in which the people govern. It's different than a monarchy, where there is a single head of state that rules until death or abdication. There are different types of monarchies, such as a Sovereign Monarchy, where all power lies with the ruler. Saudi Arabia is a type of Sovereign Monarchy. It's also different from a dictatorship, which has a single ruler or a small group that rules, and has complete control over all decisions made for the country. North Korea under the Kims is an example of dictatorship. It's also different from a theocracy, where a religious leader holds control of the country and rules based on the religious ideals of the country. An example of a theocracy is Iran.
Remember that whole "of the people, for the people, by the people" saying about the US?
It could mean a direct democracy, or "mob rule", where people get equal votes. This would be like classical Athenian democracy.
It could be a a guided democracy, which have an authoritarian lean to them. The people are able to vote (mainly in order to legitimize the election of a ruler for the country), but most important decisions are made by the ruling class. Russia under Putin is an example of a guided democracy.
Or it could be a representative democracy, where the people elect representatives to vote and make governmental decisions for them. Such as governors, senators and those elected to the House of Representatives. This is the type of government the US has. A representative democracy. Also known as drumroll, a Republic.
All of this has formed over thousands of years, starting with ancient Greece and Plato's Republic. Entire college degrees are based on how different governments work. So, it's a bit more complicated than "durr hurr, the Pledge of Allegiance says we're a Republic, and that's all I know, so it's good enuf fur me!! Muh Republic!"
It's shit like this that gives us all the stigma of being uneducated yokels.
Pick up a book or two about the subject before running online and spreading this bullshit far and wide, please.
Or it could be a representative democracy, where the people elect representatives to vote and make governmental decisions for them. Such as governors, senators and those elected to the House of Representatives. This is the type of government the US has. A representative democracy. Also known as drumroll, a Republic.
Do you actually believe that's what we have?
Now do constitutional Republic
It's not an "either/or, all or nothing" thing. Yes, we're a constitutional Republic as well, because we have a Constitution. But that doesn't mean we aren't a representative democracy as well.
Anytime you talk about a Republic, you're also talking about democracy. Because a Republic is a type of democracy. There are many ways to describe our system of government. But no matter what, if you're talking about a Republic, you're also talking about a democracy. Because, yet again, a Republic is a type of democracy. No matter what type of Republic it is, the root of it is still a democracy.
Let's go back to the Pepsi analogy. Saying that a Republic isn't a democracy is like saying a Pepsi isn't a soda.
If you're talking about a Pepsi, you're also talking about soda. Because Pepsi is a type of soda.
It doesn't matter if you're talking about a Diet Pepsi, Pepsi Natural, Pepsi Zero, Pepsi Blue, Pepsi Vanilla, Pepsi Cola Wild Cherry, whatever else they have. They are ALL sodas.
You don't have to tell everyone that Pepsi is a soda every time you talk about it, because everyone already knows that. It doesn't matter if other people call it "pop", "soda", "cola", or COKE (if they're from the south). Unless they live under a rock, people should understand that Pepsi is still a soda.
All this "the US is a Republic, not a Democracy!" stuff starts up everytime liberals start whining about the Electoral College. They start complaining that everyone's vote should be the same, no matter what. What they are wanting is a form of direct democracy. But that's not what we have. We have a representative democracy. We elected people to represent us in government and make laws. That's one main reason we have the Electoral College, so that we don't have majority rule, or "mob rule". And liberals whine about that whenever a Republican wins the Electoral College, but not the popular vote.
And I think much of this "We're not a democracy, we're a Republic!" nonsense started as a backlash against all the liberals screaming and crying that "Trump is going to ruin/end democracy!!!. And I think some people think Democracy is equal to Democrats and Republic is equal to Republicans, because of the roots of the word, but of course that's not true.
I can't express how important it is that people understand the basics of how our government is run, and the basics of things like democracy vs monarchy, and theocracy and autocracy before they run around talking to normies (or anyone else, really) about it.
This is one of the main things we're ridiculed about, incessantly. It doesn't help with red-pilling people, if we don't understand the basics of what we're talking to them about. Why would they value our opinions or anything we tell them if they think we don't understand the basics of what we're talking about?
Seriously, go to your nearest library and ask a librarian to help you pick out some books on government and the history and philosophy of democracy.
For God's sake, don't just peck out "Is the US a Republic?" in your search engine and find some random site that says "yes", and then come back thinking you did some research on the subject. Because I swear, I think that's what many people here think research is. It's embarrassing.
Might want to take a look at Ancient Greek Democracy - where it actually started. Even the ancient beginning, you can see the democracy was different than what we have today.
https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/ancient-greece-democracy
I'm not sure what you think you're telling me that would be news to me. I'm aware of where democracy began. I said so in one of my previous posts.
And I know that the form of democracy that was practiced in ancient Greece, called classical Athenian democracy, is different from what we have today. I also mentioned that in one of my previous posts.
I'm not sure if you're agreeing that the US is a democracy here or not. I'm also not sure if you understand that there are several forms of democracies.
Anyway, thank you for the link. Did you happen to read it? Here is a quote from it that might help those still struggling to understand:
No. I didn't see any of that. I will go check out. I was a democrat before and they have completely changed the system and I called them demonrats now.
You didn't see any of what? What I posted, or the article you linked?