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.

It's not an "either/or, all or nothing". 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 autocratic 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.

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.