In Cuba, abortion and all healthcare is free, and enshrined in a constitution democratically voted on by the people. In the US, nine unelected, life-long judges control society based on a 1787 constitution written by slaveowners.
Personally I think it’s absurd to call the U.S. a democracy when the demos doesn’t have any political agency. But I don’t control the pop definitions. The US does.
It definitely plays a role.
Personally I think it’s absurd to call the U.S. a democracy when the demos doesn’t have any political agency. But I don’t control the pop definitions. The US does.