Ahead of the July Fourth holiday and the country's 249th birthday, three-quarters of Americans say democracy is under serious threat, according to a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
Since March, the Trump administration has dismantled a leading office at the Department of Homeland Security whose mission was averting terrorism and targeted violence. It also comes as high-profile acts of political violence have surged in the United States.
-- Mother Jones (@motherjones.com) Jun 30, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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"I cant talk to someone who doesnt understand that we are NOT a democracy at the federal level, we send REPRESENTATIVES to vote for us."
Now, you're on to something here, but you're just not broad enough in your understanding of what "democracy" means.
What we have is called "representative democracy." It's still democracy. Democracy has five definitions in the ol' dictionary. Maybe y'all oughta invest in one.
democracy
[dih-mok-ruh-see]
noun
plural democracies
1 government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.
2 a state having such a form of government.
The United States and Canada are democracies.
3 a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.
4 political or social equality; democratic spirit.
5 the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.
www.dictionary.com
"Left leaning NPR/PBS poll - Validity highly questionable.
#27 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-07-03 04:16 PM"
That is incorrect. It is a Marist Poll. Marist Polls have a very high credibility rating.
If you're unaware of Marist Polls, here's an opportunity to learn about them:
mediabiasfactcheck.com
Suggest reading their methodology for this survey, too.
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