16 points
Nobody means “universal direct democracy” when they say “democracy”. Not the ancient Athenians, not the Swiss, nobody.
This is a very disingenuous talking point.
-9 points
It’s not a talking point. Seems quite a few Americans don’t know what our actual form of government is called. Accuracy counts.
10 points
Words mean what the people using them agree that they mean.
You are holding a minority position here. It would seem you do not know what your form of government is called.
-4 points
Minority view or not, it’s correct. Just because it’s a majority doesn’t make it correct.