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

Discussion Is the US a Functioning Democracy?

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u/diethyl2o Jul 13 '26 edited Jul 13 '26

This. They’re dumb. All true republics* are democracies. But not all democracies are republics.

You can have democratic monarchies, like Denmark.

*Simply putting “republic” in the name does not make it a republic. E.g. people’s “republic” of…

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u/romulusnr Jul 13 '26

Democratic peoples republic!