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Re:Net Neutrality’s Holes in Europe May Offer Peek at Future... by mathgeek on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @08:37AM (#15905458)
> the U.S. is no longer a democratic country

This is a common misunderstanding. A republic is not a democracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_Unit...

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Re:Net Neutrality’s Holes in Europe May Offer Peek at Future... by masklinn on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @08:57AM (#15905570)
> This is a common misunderstanding. A republic is not a democracy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_Unit....

That's a common misunderstanding. "Republic" and "Democracy" are not exclusive concepts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government#Democracy

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Re:Net Neutrality’s Holes in Europe May Offer Peek at Future... by mathgeek on Tuesday December 12, 2017 @09:11AM (#15905632)
Context is important here. Please see the previous post (above mine) referencing "what the people want" which I infer to be referencing the democratic concept of "majority rule" which we do not have in the US.

"It's not about what the people want, because the U.S. is no longer a democratic country." ... I feel that this statement is logically faulty unless the "democratic" portion implies a pure democracy.

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