You ignored the constitutional requirement that I pointed out, and you pretend it says something that it does not say.
You then falsely equate the two.
There IS a difference.
The DIFFERENCE is the key.
Politicians and other types of wanabe tyrants ALWAYS talk about "democracy" BECAUSE they don't like the constraints of a republican form of government.
For that reason, many of us INSIST on pointing out that the USA is REPUBLICAN in its legal form and NOT a democracy.
There are democratic ELEMENTS when it comes to voting for (a) local government, (b) state legislature, (c) state executive branch, and (d) members of House of Representatives.
But senators and president were NOT by democratic vote.
The checks and balances, along with the constitutional PROHIBITIONS against the federal government's powers are what made the American system unique, and are the ONLY reason we still have some vestages of liberty left.
It has been a tough nut for the wanabe tyrants to crack -- though they have been trying since the foundation.
Many of us view it as TREASONOUS to claim that the USA is a "democracy," when we know damn well that such a thing leads to tyranny, which leads to communism, which is a form of slavery.
The OP's quote from Marx is wrong. Democracy does not lead to socialism. It is much worse. It leads to slavery.
Without the checks and balances of a REPUBLICAN form of government, you end up in slavery.
THIS is why it matters to call out the FALSE claims.
Democracy ends and tyranny begins when 51% realize they can vote to take away the property and other rights of the other 49%.
We are on the brink of that reality ... RIGHT NOW.
Great quotes, but they were ALL wrong, because ...
US Constitution, Article IV, Section 4:
So, you should be asking: What IS a republican form of government, as opposed to a democracy, and why did the Founding Fathers REQUIRE it?
Fact check: FALSE.
You ignored the constitutional requirement that I pointed out, and you pretend it says something that it does not say.
You then falsely equate the two.
There IS a difference.
The DIFFERENCE is the key.
Politicians and other types of wanabe tyrants ALWAYS talk about "democracy" BECAUSE they don't like the constraints of a republican form of government.
For that reason, many of us INSIST on pointing out that the USA is REPUBLICAN in its legal form and NOT a democracy.
There are democratic ELEMENTS when it comes to voting for (a) local government, (b) state legislature, (c) state executive branch, and (d) members of House of Representatives.
But senators and president were NOT by democratic vote.
The checks and balances, along with the constitutional PROHIBITIONS against the federal government's powers are what made the American system unique, and are the ONLY reason we still have some vestages of liberty left.
It has been a tough nut for the wanabe tyrants to crack -- though they have been trying since the foundation.
Many of us view it as TREASONOUS to claim that the USA is a "democracy," when we know damn well that such a thing leads to tyranny, which leads to communism, which is a form of slavery.
The OP's quote from Marx is wrong. Democracy does not lead to socialism. It is much worse. It leads to slavery.
Without the checks and balances of a REPUBLICAN form of government, you end up in slavery.
THIS is why it matters to call out the FALSE claims.
Democracy ends and tyranny begins when 51% realize they can vote to take away the property and other rights of the other 49%.
We are on the brink of that reality ... RIGHT NOW.