What the United States call democracy is actually a vertical model of remote governance by oligarchs–economic barons and their political representatives. The result is that citizens in the United States have little control over what the U.S. government does.

S. Brian Willson
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Democracy is a form of government in which the people have a direct stake in the political process. In a democracy, each person has an equal vote in the selection of those who govern. In a republic, the people rule through elected representatives. In a democracy, citizens have a say in who will lead their country. In a monarchy, the king or queen rules as the absolute head of state.

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