> The United States is substantively an oligarchic republic that has the superficial form of a rather distorted democratic republic
Yes, it is a _representative_ democracy, as are most democracies around the world. We could be talking about the means to achieve such representation, and the legitimacy of such means, but by definition, it is still a republic _and_ a democracy, flawed or not.
Yes, it is a _representative_ democracy, as are most democracies around the world. We could be talking about the means to achieve such representation, and the legitimacy of such means, but by definition, it is still a republic _and_ a democracy, flawed or not.