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Democracy Challenge
I entered this in for a democracy challenge contest. I won't win. But I thought it'd be fun to give a go at it anyway.
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scot 1 year ago
never mind, after re-watching it, I see your point....
Sorry, i responded before this popped into the page.
scot 1 year ago
which ones...there I was on YT for calling out people for saying that certain freedoms were part of … Show full comment
Every time you refer to democracy and the constitution, and the concept of the rule of law... you are actually referencing elements of a Republic.
Latin term res publica, where the elements of a Republic come from, means 'public matters' or laws. The ideas of a a public legal code as a primary essence of government, and a constitution itself to restrain government and guarantee rights is Republicanism.
By definition, these elements do not fall into democracy. Which is why the US was founded, not as a democracy, but as a Republic.
Rosetteismyname (Centrist) - 1 year ago
It appears that many of the elements you describe are attributes of a Republic, more than of a democ … Show full comment
never mind, after re-watching it, I see your point....
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