Rant: The left's love affair with democracy

I am entitled to a rant on occasion, right?

Every American needs to understand the difference between an absolute democracy and a constitutional republic. The U.S. is one, but NOT THE OTHER! The founders were scared to death of "factions" of the majority who were "united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens, or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." (To quote Madison.)

The left has perverted the concept of "democracy" and is using it to take away American's God given rights.

What do you think?

MID

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[oscarfootmann]

Wrong about the majority electing govt officials.. It is not the majority, it is the electoral college, which does not allow the bigger states to dictate the outcome of elections.. Bush did not have a majority.. He wasn't the first to win with a minority.. Democracy is impossible aside from small groups..

[MarxIsDead]

@oscarfootmann, in the case of the presidential election, your are correct... The Electoral College has elected a candidate who lost the popular vote four times in history: 1824, 1876, 1888 and 2000. Thanks for commenting! ~MID

[Fuctmentality]

@Roooskee Yawn, you notice how I never said the USofA isn't a republic? That's because it is, it's also a demopcracy, unless you deliberatly redefine the term "democracy" to avoid calling the United States one. In which case you're obfuscating the term & muddying the waters of communication for no good reason. Now go cry to your mommy that I cursed at you for being too stupid to know you're stupid & ask her to sahow you how to use a dictionary, you retarded fucking crybaby.

[Roooskee]

@Fuctmentality You can rant and call your silly names all you want... I won't stoop to your level.... I know what a democracy is, and what a Republic is.... You wanting to be anarchists, and think that your democracy of mob rules and there is not need for laws is not what AMERICA is..... We are a REPUBLIC............

[Fuctmentality]

@Roooskee Transaltion, "I'm too stupid to come up with a way to defend the fact I don't know what the term 'democracy' means nor will I defend the fact feel it's my oblagation to display my ignorance proudly, so I'm going to point out that you cursed at me for being so retarded I can't even use a dictionary to look up what the term 'democracy' means." because as we all know using words that some find objectionable is worse than being too stupid to know you're stupid."

[Roooskee]

@Fuctmentality Hey perfect liberal mouth!!!!! You prove our point!!

Bet you make your mom proud!! NOT

[Fuctmentality]

@Roooskee READ A DICTIONARY. The USofA is a democratic republic, a form of representative democracy, if you're too damned retarded to use a fucking English dictionary, the problem is not my lack of studying, it's your being too retarded to use a dictionary. Seriously, Merriam Websers, Oxford, IDGFF just look the god damned mother fucking term up you utterfuck retard.

[Roooskee]

@Fuctmentality Also go watch the YouTube democracy vs Republic

[Roooskee]

@Fuctmentality go do some studying..... It is Republic and that 's what America is.... That is why we say this...

"I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

[Vote4RonPaulLiberty]

@MarxIsDead Were he flatly correct it would be an across the board outcome. However, it is true that the Electoral College is immensely critical in the determination of our Presidential elections. I have been telling people this over and over again and yet, you still have hacks all over the news thinking Newt, Santorum, Huntsman are realistically in the race. None of them will be on the ballot in several states.

I could've done a better job grammatically on that last line.

[bgtop9962]

@MarxIsDead

are you the crazy guy from the video?

[CajunTechie]

Interesting video and I almost completely agree. Though I do have a question about your assertion about money being 'property'. How does this statement stand in light of money (US dollar) being an instrument of debit to the Federal Reserve?