Next time someone says we are a democracy, ask them to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. When they get to 'and to the republic for which it stands', stop them and point out precisely what it says. A republic, not a democracy.
Next time someone says we are a democracy, ask them to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. When they get to 'and to the republic for which it stands', stop them and point out precisely what it says. A republic, not a democracy.