While that is true it’s not the point. If both candidates are going to send weapons and one of the two will be elected then you have to make a decision that has more levels of evaluation than the one. As much as I absolutely despise voting for someone who is aiding in the genocide taking place, there isn’t a choice because both candidates will support it. The US is democratic republic but it’s a republic none the less, we don’t get to vote on individual laws only the people who make them are voted on. If all of the candidates support something then the people are essentially powerless to stop it.
By that definition, several Warsaw Pact states were also democratic, since you could vote for anyone the ruling parties nominated, and frequently the local Communist party only had a 60-70% majority in the relevant assembly.
Now I’m not saying the US is a dictatorship, but there are definitely a lot of anti-democratic qualities to it, and the decision to support Israel is not a democratic decision made by the US Government.
While that is true it’s not the point. If both candidates are going to send weapons and one of the two will be elected then you have to make a decision that has more levels of evaluation than the one. As much as I absolutely despise voting for someone who is aiding in the genocide taking place, there isn’t a choice because both candidates will support it. The US is democratic republic but it’s a republic none the less, we don’t get to vote on individual laws only the people who make them are voted on. If all of the candidates support something then the people are essentially powerless to stop it.
By that definition, several Warsaw Pact states were also democratic, since you could vote for anyone the ruling parties nominated, and frequently the local Communist party only had a 60-70% majority in the relevant assembly.
Now I’m not saying the US is a dictatorship, but there are definitely a lot of anti-democratic qualities to it, and the decision to support Israel is not a democratic decision made by the US Government.