whoever came up with the nauseating pledge-of-allegiance at least understood the difference between a democracy and a republic…
as the Athenians created/coined democracy to specifically ELIMINATE all hierarchal-elite-RULERS – ‘democratic-republic’ is a perfect oxymoron…
dragonfly
Democracy 101 :
there are no ‘candidates’ (would be RULERS) in a democracy…
a REPUBLIC has candidates…
the initiative-process is the closest we have to democracy, and note there are no candidates in that process – just rule by the majority of the PEOPLE…
WAR IS PEACE
REPUBLIC IS DEMOCRACY
whoever came up with the nauseating pledge-of-allegiance at least understood the difference between a democracy and a republic…
as the Athenians created/coined democracy to specifically ELIMINATE all hierarchal-elite-RULERS – ‘democratic-republic’ is a perfect oxymoron…
Democracy 101 :
there are no ‘candidates’ (would be RULERS) in a democracy…
a REPUBLIC has candidates…
the initiative-process is the closest we have to democracy, and note there are no candidates in that process – just rule by the majority of the PEOPLE…
WAR IS PEACE
REPUBLIC IS DEMOCRACY
Finally ! Instead of weasel words, plain speaking on the part of the candidates, Who says democracy is in crisis ?!!…
Henri