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our government is more of a republic than a pure democracy... but there are still very fundamental elements of democracy in our system. to say the US is a democracy is true, but the answer is more of a broad brush response.
there are no states with pure doctrines. that is to say, it's impossible to point to any country and say "this is a democratic/socialist/communist/fascist country". each country is a blend of 2 or more ideals. The North Korean government refers to themselves as the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea). It's obvious that these terms have huge umbrellas over them. While people who claim the U.S. is a democracy often have little knowledge of what is actually meant by that statement... they are not completely away from the truth.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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