wE’rE a rEPuBLiC nOt A dEMoCRacY | Ed Burmila

wE’rE a rEPuBLiC nOt A dEMoCRacY | Ed Burmila

The most impressive thing about the ubiquitous comment-section incantation “We’re a republic, not a democracy” is its versatility. Those six simple words fill the very different needs of several key demographics in the ascendant right. For glib elitist types who openly believe in their own superiority, it is a straightforward endorsement of paternalistic, Burkean, “your interests, not your will” representation.