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Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action by barrkel on Friday July 31, 2020 @11:31PM (#24017189)
Republics are democracies. They're just not direct democracies.

This might also help: https://mises.org/wire/stop-saying-were-republic-not-democra...

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Re:Trump says he will ban TikTok through executive action by tasogare on Friday July 31, 2020 @11:35PM (#24017217)
No, republic is just a form of government, which may or may not be democratic. People’s Republic of China, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Islamic Republic of Iran are prime exemples.
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