• pwnicholson@lemmy.world
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      9 hours ago

      That’s exactly my point. We are not a democracy where every decision is put to a poll (especially not a poll made by some private group).

      We are a representative republic where we elect leaders who are trusted to make decisions on policy in accordance to their beliefs and stated policy positions when they were elected.

      If you think we live in an absolute democracy, that’s pretty bold.

      • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        9 hours ago

        So your take is Americans should have even less control over foreign policy than they already have and they should do so by not holding politicians accountable for foreign policy during elections? Why else would you propose politicians ignore the public on foreign policy issues? It seems like you want less democracy.