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Republic.

As if things could not get any worse in this country, they have—and, in all likelihood, things will continue to worsen.

Democrats almost uniformly refer to our nation as a Democracy.

That has been preferred term to describe the United States government for at least a couple hundred years—a termthat dates back to the 1630s in the English colonies.

But Republicans in their QAnon zeal to quash the so-called “New World Order” (something they see as a Democratic-based conspiracy against white government rule) are increasingly denouncing America as a Democracy, preferring to call it a Republic.

A Republic is a form of government that is elected by the citizens to serve the interests of the citizenry, primarily those of the majority of the citizenry.

The term Republic can be found in Article IV of the U.S. Constitution and the 1942 Pledge of Allegiance. The term does not appear in the Declaration of Independence.

Most Americans view their country in what can best be described as a “Federal Democratic Republic”—a form of government faithful to the rule of law and committed to the right to vote. These two ideal concepts respect the constitutional rights, the social liberties and the racial/ethnic equality of all its citizens.

A stand alone Republic, however, cannot abide by these constitutional ideals because they defy the underpinnings of an authoritarian rule that serves the interests of the haves over the have-nots.

As they say, the proof is in the pudding.

Below is a list of the world’s leading Democratic governments:

Norway

Iceland

Sweden

New Zealand

Finland

Ireland

Canada

Denmark

Australia

Switzerland

Netherlands

United Kingdom

France

Below is a list of the world’s leading Republic governments:

Afghanistan

Albania

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Guatemala

Haiti

Maldives

Iraq

Israel

Italy

Latvia

Mexico

Philippines

Poland

Russia

Slovenia

Turkey

Uganda

Uzbekistan

Choose the country in which ou prefer to live—a Democracy that respects the rule of law for all its citizens through the power of the vote or a Republic who’s only interest is to control its citizens through the power of the gun.