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[–]WoodyWoodPecker 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

The USA is a Republic, not a Democracy. We elect people to represent us, not listen to us.

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Republic and Democracy are not mutually exclusive. The USA is a democratic republic. A republic is characterized by having representatives instead of Kings, these representatives have historically not always been 'democratically' elected in the history of Republics, i.e. voted on by the citizenry in a real or fake election