why do americans seem to make such a big deal about stressing the difference between THEIR system of constitutional republic and a 'democracy'
is this some 7th grade civics class thing?

i mean it's not all americans, but i must have seen at least 100 make this exact point the same way

can't just be a coincidence

To people who aren't morons its nothing

but progressives are very attached to direct democracy concepts

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"no" on both counts

@Tero Because we get bashed over the head with the false idea that we are a democracy constantly.

but you are

just democracy via representatives, rather than directly

We are a constitutional republic. Our votes are not direct, and can even be dismissed by the representative in the case of the Electoral College.

We do not vote on Federal structure aside from presidencies, and see above as to why this is not democratic.

We are a democracy LOCALLY.

But the local authorities answer to Federal ones.

you vote on federal representatives

and the ones not voted on directly, are chosen by people who are

Yes, who are not supposed to do anything but represent their state. They were never meant to be *part* of the Federal machine so much as a method of checking its power.

Almost the entirety of public officials are completely unelected, such as FBI Director.

sure, but that's the same in every european and anglosphere country

none of whom would consider themselves not a democracy

A democracy does not have all of these extra steps and half-powers.

well, it does tho

No it doesn't, to say so is to misunderstand the systems.

what you're talking about is a system which doesn't exist in any country

I know.

it's not a real thing

democracies all have elected representatives who do the mundane things of running the country for the people

Nobody wants a true democracy.

Okay so you know how there are different types of monarchies?

even switzerland where they can veto federal laws by direct vote has representatives who make law

There are constitutional monarchies in which the sovereign/monarch has no authority where it is not given to them by codified law. They are restricted.

The reason we call ourselves, and insist on being called, a constitutional republic, is because we are the same. Our government is restricted in what it can do. The moment it oversteps, we are legitimized in dismantling its positions.

No other country TO MY KNOWLEDGE has enshrined in law the idea of rebellion against its government.

Most people outside of the US refer to it as a "democracy" so

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