This annoys me more than anything in the world!!!

[zebraman]

OK Target, please tell us where/when there is a democracy according to your definition.
Or go blow a casket.

This has been one of the best threads ever. The amount of grammatical landmines awaiting anyone trying to sift through target's posts ensures an almost 100% casualty rate.

And targetman, that's ensure, not insure.

[targetman377]

OK Target, please tell us where/when there is a democracy according to your definition.
Or go blow a casket.

No where Just kidding i would say some native American tribes used census rule that would be the closest thing to a democracy. Democracy would never work in America there are just too many people.

[jonesthecurl]

See, when people say "that's democracy in action" what they often mean is "despite the USA not fitting Target's warped definition of a 'democracy', the people's voice can sometimes be heard even when they don't get to vote about stuff."

[targetman377]

See, when people say "that's democracy in action" what they often mean is "despite the USA not fitting Target's warped definition of a 'democracy', the people's voice can sometimes be heard even when they don't get to vote about stuff."

warped? Wikipedia is warped?

[Metsfanmax]

OK Target, please tell us where/when there is a democracy according to your definition.
Or go blow a casket.

This has been one of the best threads ever. The amount of grammatical landmines awaiting anyone trying to sift through target's posts ensures an almost 100% casualty rate.

And targetman, that's ensure, not insure.

Both seem to be widely accepted now (unfortunately).

[Phatscotty]

This is a line (Republic, not a Democracy) that comes up a lot for some Americans. I've not really seen a satisfactory explanation for it- it's not like they're exclusive. Sometimes it looks like a line learned at school at never contemplated, and other times it just looks like the words are being used on completely different terms to those I understand.

I've tried looking for reliable sources, but mostly I seem to get the usual right-wing random ranting blogs. Still, I'll post what I've found from a conservative who I generally like, and find difficult to disagree with even when I'd like to- Eugene Volokh:

Here

Symm, we are a Republic

[Symmetry]

This is a line (Republic, not a Democracy) that comes up a lot for some Americans. I've not really seen a satisfactory explanation for it- it's not like they're exclusive. Sometimes it looks like a line learned at school at never contemplated, and other times it just looks like the words are being used on completely different terms to those I understand.

I've tried looking for reliable sources, but mostly I seem to get the usual right-wing random ranting blogs. Still, I'll post what I've found from a conservative who I generally like, and find difficult to disagree with even when I'd like to- Eugene Volokh:

Here

Symm, we are a Republic

That's not an explanation. It's a title. You'll have to do a bit better if you want it to be more than just a name. Personally I think the US is both a democracy and a republic. I don't see the either/or choice that targetman demands.

[Woodruff]

See, when people say "that's democracy in action" what they often mean is "despite the USA not fitting Target's warped definition of a 'democracy', the people's voice can sometimes be heard even when they don't get to vote about stuff."

warped? Wikipedia is warped?

How much do you really understand about how Wikipedia works?