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Originally posted by Danny_C
Wait, what country do you mean?
The US is definitely not a true democracy, especially when you take into consideration the roles of the media and the political parties. You can't be democratic with two parties who agree on most issues supposedly representing the various positions of such a diverse population of people. You can't be democratic when you don't have the information you need to make educated decisions, which requires an unbiased media, which we don't have. It's pretty bad when you have to read other countries' newspapers to find out what's going on in your own country.
But, having said that, it's a little naive to say it's an "illusion". That's the attitude that causes apathy, and keeps people at home on voting day. We can make a difference. Even voting for a losing party can have an impact. The system is flawed, but it's not broken.
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You are correct. We are not a democracy and were not intended to be a democracy. We are and always have been a Republic.