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@NatashaJ1985
July 7, 2026 at 2:40 pm
Preach
@theloveiswhere
July 7, 2026 at 3:10 pm
America is a constitutional Republic, not a democracy. Democracy is majority rules, in a constitutional Republic the leaders are elected and are bound by the rules of the Constitution. Pure democracy can be unstable and dangerous (two wolves and a lamb deciding on lunch). Yes, we are a representative democracy but not all democracies are constitutional republics. Big difference!
@Gckirbydtx
July 7, 2026 at 3:50 pm
WE ARE NOT A DEMOCRACY!!! And hopefully we never will be
@eternalharmonystudios
July 7, 2026 at 4:41 pm
we owe it to all those who were unjustly killed and those who sacrificed their lives for the creation of this nation
@DavidWilliamsJersey
July 7, 2026 at 5:01 pm
Sarah is speaking in a vacuum
@paulz.2153
July 7, 2026 at 5:24 pm
Brilliant that’s exactly what we need
@Azayrian105
July 7, 2026 at 6:10 pm
I think we need to do it in the most brain rotted fashion possible. It needs to become a viral meme or several memes. That way it can actually penetrate the sphere where the people most vulnerable to misinformation about democracy, kids, can see and understand it. It needs to be approachable to the modern day individual as giving a lecture just means most people would swipe away. Don’t get me wrong I have no idea how to do it but it can’t be through Ted talks anymore as those who watch these aren’t the people that need to see it most of the time.
@Della-t3v
July 7, 2026 at 7:40 pm
@Azayrian105 this
@AriHartnett
July 7, 2026 at 8:45 pm
@Azayrian105 I agree. Democracy needs to be based, and plutocrats need to be cringe
@Azayrian105
July 7, 2026 at 8:55 pm
@AriHartnettno matter how stupid it sounds it needs to be approached on the level that the people can understand and want to engage with more.
@rileyelben527
July 7, 2026 at 7:02 pm
Maybe we should acknowledge that we’re a constitutional republic and not a democracy.
@MsKillerK-NY
July 7, 2026 at 8:37 pm
We’re both a constitutional republic and a representative democracy.
@MrTurtleNeck
July 7, 2026 at 7:04 pm
What no theory does to your political worldview
@Droppingknowledge1234
July 7, 2026 at 7:17 pm
Maybe she realize we are not a democracy , we are a republic . Pure democracy is called a dictatorship of the majority.
@freyasrulez
July 7, 2026 at 8:25 pm
We need to stop preaching that we should be competing against each other for everything. Competition creates self-preservation, and that’s how democracy dies. Too many people only worrying about themselves and not their fellow human.