Methinks you misunderstood my post.
I’m not denying that the United States is a republic (and thank goodness it is). But there are many accepted meanings of the word “democracy”. And one of them refers to the type of representative government the United States has.
Maybe that’s unfortunate. But it is what it is.
In a true democracy, if the voters decide youshould be hanged by the neck...well, buh-bye. Democracy is mob rule, the democrats like that.
“...there are many accepted meanings of the word “democracy”. And one of them refers to the type of representative government the United States has.”
And it is patently false.
We are a constitutional republic (guaranteed to all states by our COTUS) national government with democratically elected representatives only. States have some positions and ballot items that go to popular vote (which Democrats frequently get a judge to overturn; so they actually don’t like democracy).
Accepted meaning by some (like 32 genders, or gay, or marriage), but they are ignorant of truth.
It IS unfortunate, and it is what it is because of unstopped propaganda in our schools and MSM.