The Economist Just Downgraded the US From a ‘Full Democracy’ to a ‘Flawed Democracy’

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Lafiel said:

Screamapillar said:
*All* democracies are flawed. We don't need a hyperbolic, sensationalist headline to tell us that. We're not legally nor technically any less of a "democracy" than we were on January 19th.

Should also note that the US is a Constitutional Republic, not a democracy. In fact, the Founders detested the very idea of a true democracy. A democracy means mob rule, that the 51% can tell the other 49% what to do. Our system actually serves to protect the 49%.

we'll see in the next 4-8 years how much the 54% (of actual voters) that didn't vote Trump are actually protected from the despotism of the 46%

Based on what's going on, it seems to me that the 46% are the one needing protection, what with with being tortured and lit on fire...