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Post by ashtheking on Mar 12, 2012 12:49:55 GMT -5
From our good friend wikipedia. Now please be quiet and stop arguing.
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rexstorm
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Post by rexstorm on Mar 12, 2012 13:10:15 GMT -5
haha thanks ash haha
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Post by bloberis on Mar 12, 2012 14:10:04 GMT -5
According to wikipedia a republic is: A republic is a form of government in which the government is officially apportioned to the control of the people, or a significant portion of which, and where offices of state are subsequently directly or indirectly elected or appointed
A democracy is: Democracy is an egalitarian form of government in which all the citizens of a nation together determine public policy, the laws and the actions of their state, requiring that all citizens (meeting certain qualifications) have an equal opportunity to express their opinion.
Basically, republic specifies the people, where democracy specifies everyone.
HOWEVER the republic is in fact a democracy, not an aristocracy or oligarchy. So therefore, everyone is wrong.
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Post by Zomgman on Mar 12, 2012 14:26:39 GMT -5
Quote from the wiki page YOU linked:In modern republics such as the United States and India
Apparently the US is not a democracy...
Moral of this story: Read the whole wiki page before posting it and dont call people dumb until you are sure you are RIGHT.
Woah, didnt see that there was a page 2 there... Whatever.
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Post by bloberis on Mar 12, 2012 14:56:44 GMT -5
The US is both a republic and a democracy, just like the republic.
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Post by catplanetcatplanet on Mar 12, 2012 16:51:24 GMT -5
So rex, you can't call people stupid for using a perfectly valid definition. The first one.
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Post by Clue314 on Mar 12, 2012 18:57:03 GMT -5
I just realized there was a page one.
That was rather rude of Rex.
And who doesn't know who the Romans were?
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Post by catplanetcatplanet on Mar 12, 2012 19:04:57 GMT -5
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Post by bloberis on Mar 12, 2012 19:08:20 GMT -5
Whats the name of the government that works by swell guying at the leader until he does what you say? I'm pretty sure this forum is that.
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Post by Clue314 on Mar 13, 2012 15:17:12 GMT -5
The last forum wasn't.
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Post by Zomgman on Mar 13, 2012 15:22:35 GMT -5
The last forum was more like a monarchy or something
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Post by Clue314 on Mar 13, 2012 15:40:42 GMT -5
I was thinking more along the lines of Dictatorship.
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rexstorm
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Post by rexstorm on Mar 13, 2012 17:03:48 GMT -5
when was there voting?
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