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I actually find this talking point so braindead that, to this day, I still have a hard time believing that people genuinely believe it. (lemmy.ml)
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[–] Paradoxvoid@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago

This is such a stupid talking point I can't believe it still gets parroted.

If you have elections for government officials chosen from the people, you are a democracy - there's no real high bar for that.

If you are an independent nation not beholden to any foreign power, you are a Republic. The American head of state is the US President chosen by the American people, not a King or Queen from another nation.

One does not exclude the other.