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Is Democracy real only so much as we elect who the elite select?

Posted - March 27, 2018
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  • 6023

    You're making the common mistake of confusing a Republic with a Democracy.

    A Democracy has no representatives.  All issues are voted upon by the people.  There has never been a Democracy above the tribal/village level.  In fact, a Democracy is just a small step above Anarchy - as it is a more organized form of "mob rule".

    The Founders set up America as a Republic ... in part because they didn't trust the average people to make "the correct" choices.  If they could have been sure a Monarchy wouldn't have become corrupted, they would have set America up as one.

      March 27, 2018 9:59 AM MDT
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  • 34297
    That is usually how it works. But not this last election. 
    Trump was not supposed to win. The Elite had picked Jeb Bush and Clinton. This is why even Republicans are fighting President Trump...they see their power eroding.
      March 27, 2018 12:56 PM MDT
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  • 2658
      March 27, 2018 1:00 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    WHOM the elite select.
      March 27, 2018 1:03 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    Now learn the dative case. Suppose I say to you "Give me your book." The word 'me' is in the dative case because what I really mean is "Give TO me your book." Any time you have to, for, from, by, in, of or such like that, that is the dative case. The dative case of 'who' is 'whom'. ('Of' can be either dative or possessive, but both take "whom".)

    I am not aware that "elect" takes a dative case, but it's up for discussion.
      March 27, 2018 3:56 PM MDT
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  • 13277
    I'm not discussing anything with someone who talks down to me as you do. Good day.
      March 27, 2018 4:27 PM MDT
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  • 7280
    I'd opt for whom as well.  (Since we seldom agree on our opinions, I though I would weigh in.)

    Sometimes even the native English speaker is unsure of when to use who and when to use whom. The main reason for this is most likely that native English speakers (most notably in North America) tend to omit the use of whom both in written and (most commonly) in oral English. Given that this is the case, opt for who if ever you are uncertain of which one to use. People are much less likely to notice a who that should be a whom (since it is so uncommon) than the opposite. Using whom incorrectly, on the other hand, could give the impression that one is trying to come off as learned while in fact not entirely knowing what he or she is doing . Whom can be omitted in informal writing, again because it has slipped from common usage. It should, however, be used in formal writing.
      March 27, 2018 6:33 PM MDT
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  • 5835
    I didn't mean to talk down to you, I was merely blabbing everything I know.
      March 28, 2018 1:37 AM MDT
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