This “not a democracy, a republic” crap is becoming more and more popular on the right. They’re not even trying to hide the authoritarianism and fascism any more. They’re now openly saying they don’t support democracy.

A republic is a type of democracy. This guy is an idiot. 

Not necessarily, North Korea is technically a republic.

No, it’s not. They have a hereditary head of state who enforces his rule with control of the military.

That is why it is technically a republic, but not in practice. The constitution says it is a republic, and they actually have an election, well “election”, but of course in practice that is not how it works at all.

The US is also technically a representative democracy, but in practice, well…

I’m saying it’s just a lying monarchy.

A pile of shit isn’t a rose because you call it a rose. You’re just lying.