Originally Posted by bradthepilot

The idea that the U.S. was intended to be, or should be, a "democracy" is a flawed idea that assumes facts not in evidence. The U.S. was founded on, and continues to be, a representative republic. A pure democracy would be a complete disaster, and is not something I would want to live under.

I'd also add that taking a picture from an opinion piece and calling it "data" is specious at best...