Anonimous-X t1_iu86y3o wrote on October 29, 2022 at 8:57 AM

Reply to comment by Strutsfarm in What's the difference between a hippo, a zippo, and a stick of glue? by QWERTYspoons

I'll simplify it more for you.. You and your 4 buddies want to go eat, 3, want McDonalds, one wants Taco Bell. So, you all go to McDonalds. 3 out of 4 votes.. a democratic vote, a democracy in action.

Conversely, everyone in the office is hungry, and want different things. THEN, the company CEO comes in he will pay for it if everyone in the company is fed, determines by the department heads..
SO, the 20 people in your office and 10 people in accounting want Subway. There's 30 votes.

The 5 people in shipping, 10 in maintenance and 5 in HR want Dairy Queen. That's 20 votes.

NOW, there are 30 for Subway, but only 2 votes. There are only 20 who want Dairy Queen, but 3 departments, or 3 votes.

So, the CEO buys Dairy Queen. POPULAR VOTE did NOT win as in a democracy, because it is NOT a democracy. It was a REPRESENTATIVE democratic vote in a company (Republic)

Strutsfarm t1_iu87giq wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:05 AM

Understanding what words mean before arguing is helpful. Your example has nothing to do with Republic nor Democracy. Try agin.

Anonimous-X t1_iu87rj4 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 9:10 AM

My example is ACCURATE..

Republic: "A state in which supreme power is held by the people and THEIR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES (the department heads), and which has an elected or nominated president (the CEO) rather than a monarch."

Democracy: "A system of government by THE WHOLE POPULATION (you and your buddies) or ALL the eligible members of a state, "typically" through elected representatives."