I’m almost 50. I said the pledge of allegiance every day. Our education system is so messed up that they didn’t bother to explain what it meant.
Hell, I’m old enough that I also sang ‘Zippity Doo Dah ‘ every day also. Plus, we had the strap in school. Teachers and principals taking their anger out on 10 years olds. That was weird.
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Imagine you are in a classroom and have to decide everything that needs to be done for the school year, from what classes you and your classmates will take, to what times, when lunch is, what materials will be used to teach, etc.
In a democracy, you and your classmates would all vote together on each item to determine what should be done. But this can be very confusing and tiring to do for every single thing, and very time consuming. There is no way that everyone voting really knows enough about each thing being voted on to make the best decisions, but every person gets a voice and has equal say.
Now, let’s say you and your classmates wanted to have a say in all of these matters, but want to find a way to make the process easier and also make sure that every choice is made in a smart way. So instead, you each decide to have a few people that will choose the things you want for you, and each person votes to choose those people instead of voting on each individual matter. That is basically what a republic is.
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