RE: The United States is NOT a Democracy (Never has been)
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Very happy with the election results! The new administration will restore the constitutionally required structure of government, overturning the narratives that we've been subjected to the last four years. Our new president is NOT an monarch or dictator, but a duly elected PRESIDENT of ONE of THREE branches of the government.
"Democracy" means "Rule of the People". As a "people" this sounds great, but in practice it's never worked throughout history. It's mob rule. So our founders came up with a brilliant system of government based on democratically elected representatives, so the people of each STATE in the Union can decide who will operate the Federal Government, including president.
The US government is a Republic, governed by democratically elected representatives, but not governed directly by the people. The definition has been twisted though, saying that by the public "having a say" and that rulers are elected with "majority rule", that this makes a "Rule of the People", but this is not the case.
Okay.
Glad for a good turnaround.