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Crease53 t1_ivoq1ey wrote

Reply to comment by ConversationNext2821 in Campaign signs by [deleted]

That is a frightfully cynical point of view. Democracy is a contest, of ideas. "Shoving their ideology down the throats..." Who's doing this to you? This isn't the Handmaid's Tale you're entitled to you own opinions.

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ConversationNext2821 t1_ivot8am wrote

And as far as shoving issues down people’s throats. Let’s start with abortion on the Republican side and gun rights on the Democrat side. So sorry, but there are many authoritarians all too happy to gavage citizens with their garbage.

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ConversationNext2821 t1_ivoqawt wrote

We have a Republic, not a Democracy.

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Tacticus1 t1_ivos5qe wrote

This is a silly meme of an argument. Democracy, broadly, is government based upon and responsive to the will of the people. That’s what people are referring to when we talk about preserving democracy. No one is suggesting that we should restructure into a direct democracy.

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ConversationNext2821 t1_ivosxd6 wrote

Just like elections, words matter. Use the correct ones.

And actually, those that advocate for getting rid of the filibuster in Congress for their pet issues are doing just that.

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Tacticus1 t1_ivoubpj wrote

We are using the correct word, and everyone knew exactly what was meant by it until like 10 years ago when a bunch of dweebs on the internet pushed up their fedoras and said “actually….”

What does “republic” mean, by the way? What is the principle upon which “republic, not a democracy” is founded? Or is it just semantics?

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Ehorn36 t1_ivotsw5 wrote

A republic is a form of democracy - a representative democracy.

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ConversationNext2821 t1_ivout32 wrote

Right. Republic is what we have not a democracy. The word slip that people use on this issue is annoying at least and is more likely to be nefarious. This country is not founded on the majority determining the rights of the minority: that would be a direct democracy and honestly what one of the two major parties would live to see. The Founding fathers set us up as a Republic to protect the rights of the minority because they knew the result of mob rule and it’s never pretty.

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vpi6 t1_ivoxh3a wrote

Looks like somebody didn’t benefit from the education of the Howard County Public School System

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