Comment on Are Autocracies more powerful than Democracies?

naught101@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Amnesigenic@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  The US has never been a democracy, we’ve never been a particularly equitable representative republic either and our government was designed this way on purpose

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  • naught101@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Guess it depends on how you define the term. The US certainly fits the minimalist representative definition. I don’t think equity is inherently part of the definition… Obviously I think it should be, but that’s more of a value overlaid on the organisational system, I think…

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    • Amnesigenic@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Literally all communication depends on how you define the terms you use, that’s the whole point of having fixed definitions for words, and the US absolutely does not fit any reasonable definition of a democracy

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      • guy@piefed.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Sure it does

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      • naught101@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        1. Fixed definitions for words do not exist. Language is constantly evolving.
        2. The US IS a representative democracy, and whether that’s actually functionally providing government by the people doesn’t really prevent this use of the term by a vast majority of people, whether you or I agree with it or not.
        3. In the context of the question, I think the US seems to fit more into the OP’s democracy category. I agree I’m using the term loosely, but does your terminology disagreement actually add anything?

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• IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I feel like the US is more of a Hybrid Regime

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  • naught101@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Between what? Democracy and oligarchy? Yeah, I guess. Most of those terms are often used pretty loosely…

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