[JamesP81]

Saying that "America is a democracy" is a "lie" is going a bit far.

Normally, I might agree with you hear, it's just that the media has elevated this to another level. They would love nothing better than to have this nation become a mobocracy, since they are the ones that tell the mob what to think. For this reason, they propagate this view that America is a democracy and take steps to try to make it into one. They are pushing something that simply isn't true for their own benefit. That makes it a lie in my book, but I suppose you're mileage will probably vary.

[kevkrom]

Oh, I understand where you're going. The mantra "America is a democracy" has led to generations of dumbed-down people who get all confused about how the Electoral College works, and why it was devised that way, as a prime example.

Of course, as far as I know, there is nothing else in history quite like the Electoral College. It is a rather peculiar institution, but, as we've seen in recent years, a vital one.