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merrily

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3. The definitions of a "republic" and a "representative democracy" are identical.

Reply to Igel (Reply #2)

Mon May 2, 2016, 03:52 PM

May 2016

If it makes you feel better to call it a representative democracy rather than a republic, please ask yourself why that is.

Athens was a democracy.

Lynching was murder that was not always punished because of racism. Murderous vigilanteeism is not a "democratic form of government."

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Plato lived in Ancient Athens, which was an actual democracy, albeit lacking universal suffrage. merrily May 2016 #1

It was a direct democracy. Igel May 2016 #2

The definitions of a "republic" and a "representative democracy" are identical. merrily May 2016 #3

"representative democracy" is far more descriptive than "republic" muriel_volestrangler May 2016 #4