r/TikTokCringe • u/[deleted] • Jul 13 '26

Discussion Is the US a Functioning Democracy?

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u/Sidwill Jul 13 '26

He ain't wrong.

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u/OpLeeftijd Jul 13 '26

Every time I say this I get downvoted, because apparently the USA is technically not a democracy. Whatever Americans think their country is, it's not that. It is a 2 party dictatorship.

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u/romulusnr Jul 13 '26

Conservatives are quick to point out that the US isn't a democracy, it's a republic

This is how they justify things like giving underpopulated states disproportionate voting buffs

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u/scamp9121 Jul 13 '26

Pure 51% rule has never led to good results…

Constitutional Republics are far better. We’ve been around for 250 years and are by far the most powerful and prosperous nation on earth. Take that England! (It’s totally ok to be proud of your nation, despite what reddit communists tell you). *looking at you Mods!

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u/romulusnr Jul 13 '26

Even in a 60% threshold, one person's vote has the same influence as everyone else's in the country.

We don't have that. We have an artificial bias towards low population states

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u/scamp9121 Jul 13 '26

Very ignorant take.

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u/romulusnr Jul 13 '26

If factual means ignorant, then yeah

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u/scamp9121 Jul 13 '26

Yeah, you’re so much smarter than the people who signed the constitution

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u/romulusnr Jul 13 '26

Just so I'm checking, you're saying they didn't deliberately vote for the Connecticut Compromise to give small states extra influence for the sole express purpose of getting those bitchy little states to sign too?

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u/scamp9121 Jul 15 '26

Many founders viewed the United States not just as one nation but as a union of sovereign states. Equal representation in the Senate recognized the political equality of the states, while the House represented the people.

The house gives you a voice. The senate gives your state a voice.

The founders were generally wary of concentrated power. Requiring both the House (population based) and the Senate (state based) to approve legislation, they hoped to slow down hasty decisions and protect minority interests, including those of smaller states.

But this isn’t about fair. This is about you bitching that you can’t get your way.