I think what confuses most people about a democratic form of government versus a republic is a lack of understanding as to how such governments are designed to function. Put simply, although both forms of government hold free elections to choose representatives to act on behalf of the people, in a democracy it's usually "majority rule" and the rules can be changed nearly at a whim, whereas, in a republic both the majority and the minority are suppose to come up with "best solutions" to govern and the rules aren't so easily broken. This is why it's so frustrating for many Americans to see Congress act in such a dysfunctional fashion.
But I digress...
To the point of this thread, was Karl Marx right concerning capitalism? Yes. When economic power is concentrated with a small few and the majority of a nation's citizens are left wanting, when economic inequality becomes widespread, and when the labor force is no longer the driver of a national economy which itself is designed to function based on "consumption and debt", then yes, Karl Marx was absolutely right.
The question now is will those in power see the error of their ways - greed - and start giving back to those they owe a large part of their success based primarily on their labor?
our government is run on the a GUISE of democracy, it really is run by an oligarchy of special interest, or as James Madison would say, faction.
guise
gīz/
noun
noun: guise; plural noun: guises
an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation,
typically concealing the true nature of something.
this special interest..... seduces, beguiles, and persuades those who are supposed to be acting in the interest of the people, ...to do things which are not in there interest.....since the senate is no longer in the hands of the states.....this is allowed to happen.
because special interest only has to seduce, beguile, and persuade
1 entity of power "the people"......were as under a true republican form of government , that special interest has to try to seduce, beguile, and persuade
2 entities of power.........."the people", and "the states", which the
2 ......do not care about the others interest
so in order for congress to pass legislation[Law], the house and the senate must "COME TOGETHER"...and agree on legislation that is in the interest of BOTH.......this makes it
difficult, for special interest .....to control our government
this division of power is what the real nature of republican government is.....