▲ 647 ▼ It isn’t ‘anti-democratic’ to bar Trump from office. It’s needed to protect democracy | Steven Greenhouse (www.theguardian.com) submitted 2 years ago by CantaloupeLifestyle@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world 84 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Always tell those people that we are a federal presidential constitutional republic or fpcr for short. Then tell them that is a form of democracy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I've debated it plenty, it appears they either cannot grasp the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy. I've even had plenty try to argue that directly electing the president (effectively a representative for the whole US on the world stage) would make us a democracy and no longer a representative democracy. lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] EatATaco@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago I've debated it plenty, it appears they either cannot grasp the difference between a direct democracy and a representative democracy. I've even had plenty try to argue that directly electing the president (effectively a representative for the whole US on the world stage) would make us a democracy and no longer a representative democracy. lol permalink fedilink source parent