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American exceptionalism is alive and well.
The prevailing opinion, if not that the US remains as a functional democracy, that it once was functional as a democracy, but has become broken and in need of repair.
The pivotal question is when, if ever, did it ever even come close to fulfilling its own ideals as a democracy.
The last time we were close to fulfilling is a democracy is when we were instituting civil rights, workers rights, and social security. Idk the 1990s was kind of weird and cool. It was the sweet fruit of all that work right before it would go to rot. We still support our democratic ideals at a local level. At least us small town people, who are too insignificant to attract the attention of an establishment party. We can still vote for our neighbors to run the show.
Depending on your social status there's good arguments to be made that the US has never been a functional democracy.
The US was founded on slavery and genocide. When elections were implemented, four percent only of the population was granted suffrage, propertied white men.
I always wonder at what particular point the US is believed to have become democratic, since its founders clearly maintained a deep enthusiasm for racism, sexism, and aristocracy.
I guess, it's always been a democracy amongst the oligarchy. Though actually I'm pretty sure that's not true either.