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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

A republic is a type of democracy. This guy is an idiot. 

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, republic just means that the role of head of state isn't hereditary. Lots of dictatorships are republics, some democracies are as well. The actual political system of the USA is representative democracy (in theory at least).

The fact that these terms are so muddled in the minds of the average American is completely deliberate, because it makes it so much easier for them to subvert US democracy when people have been told that the US is not one.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There are a couple definitions. One I’ve heard most is a republic has a citizen as head of state, which disqualifies both monarchies and military dictatorships. Another is that the head of state is elected or nominated, which disqualifies non-representative systems entirely.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

republic /rɪˈpʌblɪk/ noun a state in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives, and which has an elected or nominated president rather than a monarch.

from one of those Oxford ones

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

I just looked it up and did not find a concise definition. According to the German bpb even dictatorships can be republics.

https://www.bpb.de/kurz-knapp/lexika/lexikon-in-einfacher-sprache/250057/republik/

[–] joseangel 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Not necessarily, North Korea is technically a republic.

[–] Z3k3 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not just a Republic its a people's Republic.

So you know like way better. That's why they don't need elections it already says it belongs to the people

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 year ago (2 children)

No, it's not. They have a hereditary head of state who enforces his rule with control of the military.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

That is why it is technically a republic, but not in practice. The constitution says it is a republic, and they actually have an election for the role of head of state, well "election", but of course in practice that is not how it works at all.

The US is also technically a representative democracy, but in practice, well...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm saying it's just a lying monarchy.

A pile of shit isn't a rose because you call it a rose. You're just lying.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Your reading comprehension leaves something to be desired. We are in agreement, you are just a moron who can't read.

Also I am not lying, I am stating facts.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not "technically" a republic because it has a hereditary ruling line. Period.

You weirdly angry goon.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Who was the third head of state again? (Hint, it isnt Kim Jung Un)

Well cited effortpost on hexbear about the dprk: https://hexbear.net/post/196389

[–] joseangel 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Now I see what they got defederilized from Lemmy, so much blatant malinformation.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago

They literally are federated with the main lemmy instance.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

The hand job place near me is also technically a foot job place.