Nope. Actually, you're both. Being a republic doesn't exclude you from being a democracy. A republic is a form of state, a democracy is a form of decision making. You can't compare the two, as they're two different things.
That said, I still think that systems in which everyone is able to vote don't function very well. But, I'm in the minority, so I'll just sit over here in the California Secessionist Party and the American Monarchist Party and have myself a "Ur Doin It Rong" pity party. :P
They work okay, so long as there ALSO exists a check on the unbridled power of the Will Of The People. In the United States, that consists of Constitutionally granted individual rights that the majority can't take away from the minority, and an unelected judiciary which enforces those.
Which is why elected judges, as they still have in 39 of the more primitive states of the United States, are SUCH a bad idea.
I forget who it was but someone I knew years ago said they believed the best form of government was actually a benevolent dictatorship; the problem was finding a truly benevolent dictator.
Actually, you're both. Being a republic doesn't exclude you from being a democracy. A republic is a form of state, a democracy is a form of decision making. You can't compare the two, as they're two different things.
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We're a... democratic republic? (at least that's the term that comes to mind... )
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That said, I still think that systems in which everyone is able to vote don't function very well. But, I'm in the minority, so I'll just sit over here in the California Secessionist Party and the American Monarchist Party and have myself a "Ur Doin It Rong" pity party. :P
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Which is why elected judges, as they still have in 39 of the more primitive states of the United States, are SUCH a bad idea.
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