I mean, the often used retort of USians is “It’s not a democracy, it’s a republic”. And they are kinda right about it, it’s the same thing as roman republic, meaning system which is designed to keep the power in the hands of small elite, while creating illusion of democracy and grant some crumbs for the people.
And even if the US was a democracy in the common sense of the word I don’t think it would be any less of a shithole, perhaps more even. Having a democracy without an explicit dictatorship of the proletariat gives free reign those with capital to use their wealth and resources to manipulate public opinion in their favor and eventually turn it fascist.
I mean, the often used retort of USians is “It’s not a democracy, it’s a republic”. And they are kinda right about it, it’s the same thing as roman republic, meaning system which is designed to keep the power in the hands of small elite, while creating illusion of democracy and grant some crumbs for the people.
And even if the US was a democracy in the common sense of the word I don’t think it would be any less of a shithole, perhaps more even. Having a democracy without an explicit dictatorship of the proletariat gives free reign those with capital to use their wealth and resources to manipulate public opinion in their favor and eventually turn it fascist.