And everybody loses their minds

Republic = there's no king
Democracy = folks can vote

We're both.

I suspect that they've already encountered those facts and then discounted them because they don't fit their narrative. Kudos for keeping at it though.

You're both right. It's not an either/or. Only an idiot would think that.

Oh, I'm never going to stop. I don't care. I'll keep going.

I honestly believe them when they say that's what they thought the words meant. That's why I keep saying "you've been lied to". Maybe this is something their drunk uncle told them one Thanksgiving. Maybe they were too young to question it. Maybe it just never crossed their minds that the dictionary will say anything different.

But they're old enough now to process the possibility that what they were lead to believe is not the truth - that these words have a clear meaning that completely invalidates the point they thought they were making. And I must insist they confront that possibility head on.

you know the one comment here that is EXACTLY correct is from HeresYourSign
he said
"It is a republic, and a republic only. It is not a democracy at all. People vote in both republics and democracies and there's no king in either case.

A republic is a representative form of government, and that is exactly what we have (even with the presidency because of the electoral college).

Democracy is direct majority (mob) rule without representatives. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner." Hence the problem with mob (majority) rule, and why the founding fathers rejected it."

So no we ARE NOT both
America is a Republic.
When asked what they gave us, Ben Franklin said "A Republic.. if you can keep it"
Imply that the USA is also Democracy is lunacy and you may well vote for Joe Biden because Communism is what you will end up with.
Learn some shit FFS

That is exactly not correct at all. Many republics have come and gone where citizens could not vote one single time. Republic does not imply voting takes place. You have to be a democracy for that.

Republic is a what and democracy is a how.

Republic is a country with no king. Democracy is a place where people vote. We are both.

Everything you wrote is bullshit.

Exactly. Civics classes should be reinstated.

It is a republic, and a republic only. It is not a democracy at all. People vote in both republics and democracies and there's no king in either case.

A republic is a representative form of government, and that is exactly what we have (even with the presidency because of the electoral college).

Democracy is direct majority (mob) rule without representatives. "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for dinner." Hence the problem with mob (majority) rule, and why the founding fathers rejected it.

Many republics have come and gone where citizens could not vote one single time. Republic does not imply voting takes place. You have to be a democracy for that.

Republic is a what and democracy is a how.

Republic is a country with no king. Democracy is a place where people vote. We are both.

Incorrect this is a Republic with a Representative Government based on Democratic Principles.
That DOES NOT make it both. C'mon man, Constitutional Experts have debated this subject in length. You are just wrong. But like most Lefties, you won't admit it.
The Collectivists WANT people to believe this is a Democracy, that way they can install their New World Communist Government in the US
Your critical theory rat shit don't fly with me son. Now you have my permission to piss off

I won't. You are wrong. Great Britain has a representative government, but they're not a republic, are they?

Because they have a queen.

Republic JUST means there's no monarch. That's all. That's it.

We just happen to be a Republic implemented by a Democracy.