God damn Indians and Democrats

[Into the Night]

False argument.

Undefined term.

Dictionaries interpret and translate words for common use.

No, they do not. They do not translate words. They do not interpret words. They do not define words. They standardize spelling and pronunciation of words and give examples of their use (often wrong!).

No, they are not .. thus the hundreds of years we've spent arguing the two.

A democracy has no constitution. It is rule by majority. A republic has a constitution. It is rule by law. That protects the minority opinion. A republic is not a government of men, but of law.

That's not true. It's simply your interpretation of what a democracy is .. which by the way, comes in various forms.

Only one. A democracy is rule by majority. It has no constitution.

At the end of this discussion, whenever that comes, we will still be considered both .. and for good reason.

The two forms of government are mutually exclusive. The United States is not democracy. It is a federated republic.

[Into the Night]

What would be the functional part of your argument? What difference does it make?

Constitutions respect minority opinion as well as majority opinion. None can overrule the other.

Does the sudden awareness that we're a 'republic' change how we operate and govern?

No. The United States has always been a federated republic.

The United States is considered the greatest democracy in the world.

The United States is not a democracy. There are no surviving democracies anywhere in the world.

What difference does you calling it a republic actually make?

The constitution.

[Into the Night]

Perhaps you should send a memo to the American Heritage Dictionary, as well as countless dictionaries everywhere and tell them they don't know what they're talking about .. but you do.

Why? Dictionaries do not define any word.

[Into the Night]

Ahh .. your programming is revealed.

thanks.

??

[blackascoal]

Undefined term.

No, they do not. They do not translate words. They do not interpret words. They do not define words. They standardize spelling and pronunciation of words and give examples of their use (often wrong!).

A democracy has no constitution. It is rule by majority. A republic has a constitution. It is rule by law. That protects the minority opinion. A republic is not a government of men, but of law.

Only one. A democracy is rule by majority. It has no constitution.

The two forms of government are mutually exclusive. The United States is not democracy. It is a federated republic.

It doesn't make any difference how many times you say the same thing. It's wrong, just your biased interpretation.

As I've said, and you didn't challenge, democracy comes in various forms.

Ever heard of a constitutional democracy?

Exactly who made you the national wordsmith?

[blackascoal]

Why? Dictionaries do not define any word.

Because obviously you think you'know more about words than a dictionary. :0)

[blackascoal]

??

"She deserved it."

The mindfuck revealed.

[evince]

Compositional error fallacy. Ancient Rome. Ancient Greece. That is where these words come from.

and idiot?



they are not defined as you claim


the dictionary has their definitions for all to see


No one cares what your insane definition is

[evince]

Why? Dictionaries do not define any word.

and milk comes from ants


just saying crazed assed shit doesn't make it real.


No matter how you define them in your addled brain


the rest of the world uses the dictionary definition

[evince]

Trump is not bashing Indians. He is not bashing women either. He is bashing Liz Warren. She deserved it.

trashing people because they are proud of their relatives is needed for what reason?

[Mason Michaels]

The problem with that is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement

They don't ALWAYS disqualify themselves, and you boneheads are on a crusade to register anything with(or without)a pulse. And we as republicans really would like to disqualify ANYONE, minority or not, who does not meet the requirements to participate in our electoral process.

I think this sums up the conservative position pretty well...douche nozzle(sorry for the incivility there, maybe we can be nicer to each other when the election is over)

How do North Dakota Native Americans not qualify to vote?

[domer76]

You already used this definition. I agree with it. The United States it not organized as a democracy. It is organized as a federated republic. The supreme power of the government lies in a constitution, not people.

Such utter horseshit. Any authority a constitution may have comes from the people.

[Mason Michaels]

Where? Define 'minority'. You are attempting a bigoted argument.

Indians in North Dakota,and Blacks in Georgia are being kept from voting by Republicans

[Aarr!]

A common definition of "democracy" is, "Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives" — we are that,

"Government of the People, by the People, for the People."

But this joker will deny that Lincoln said any such thing. He's trolling.

[domer76]

False dichotomy fallacy and contextomy fallacy. Dictionaries have their place. Defining words isn't one of them.