Extreme Democracy

Do we in the USA live in a democracy? (1 answer)

Or is it really a "Republic" and a representative democracy at best. A system where we are lulled into believing that our votes really count when they really do not? Which is it? What countries on Earth have true democracies... I maintain that the USA is not one of them.

Do the majority of people in America realize our government is a Republic not a democracy? (1 answer)

I hear every day this is a democracy and truly it never was.. what do you feel is the difference

Does it matter to anyone if they live in a democracy? (2 answers)

I hope to pitch this question in the right manner: I'm not saying that it isn't important what type of government you spend your life living "under." I think it does matter. All you have to do is learn something about being subjected to a dictatorship to see that things get ugly quickly when people speak up or speak out. But I can very well imagine going through life keeping my mouth shut. I'm not so sure I'd lose anything by doing so. So, here's the question: How important is it to you that you speak out or speak up and that other people acknowledge your opinions and judgments about matters? I'm guessing that a lot of people could live quite happily without every voicing or sharing an opinion about anything. In that case, if that is so, then we really can't claim that democracy makes life better for everyone who lives in a democracy.