Re:Made in China, Exported to the World: The Surveillance State
by dragonwriter on Thursday April 25, 2019 @04:28AM
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> A republic is a form of democracy
No, it's not.
But a democratic republic or representative democracy with republican form (as opposed to, e.g., a constitutional monarchy) is both a form of democracy and a form of republic.
There are autocratic and/or theocratic republics, among others, that are not forms of democracy.
No, it's not.
But a democratic republic or representative democracy with republican form (as opposed to, e.g., a constitutional monarchy) is both a form of democracy and a form of republic.
There are autocratic and/or theocratic republics, among others, that are not forms of democracy.