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| − | The phrase '''not a democracy''' is sometimes used to point out the difference between [[direct democracy]] and [[representative democracy]]. | + | The phrase '''not a democracy''' is sometimes used to point out the difference between [[direct democracy]] and [[representative democracy]]. The phrase can be misleading, if someone uses it to argue that [[representative democracy]] is not [[democracy]] at all - or that [[direct democracy]] is the only real type of democracy. |
Revision as of 17:35, December 31, 2007
The phrase not a democracy is sometimes used to point out the difference between direct democracy and representative democracy. The phrase can be misleading, if someone uses it to argue that representative democracy is not democracy at all - or that direct democracy is the only real type of democracy.