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		logmeout on Nov 25, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Donald Trump could dismantle net neutrality The US is not a democracy it is a democratic republic.

antientropic on Nov 25, 2016 [–]

That doesn't make a lot of sense. How is a "democratic republic" not also a democracy? (Unless you define "democracy" to mean something else than its usual meaning, which is not "direct democracy".)

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