Good point. But does the analogy describe "democracy" as is it is in reality?
And "democracy" is indeed an abstract concept. But what about a "republic"? Is that equally abstract with no reality? Or a "dictatorship of the Proletariat"?
What we're looking for here is not how political philosophers define and use those terms. Rather, how those terms manifest in the real world with real people running real governments that call themselves a democracy, a republic, or a dictatorship.
Your analogy has merit, but does not describe democracy. Democracy is simply an abstract concept that has little or no basis in reality.
Don't try to compare to something that is real, because there is nothing realistic about it.
Good point. But does the analogy describe "democracy" as is it is in reality?
And "democracy" is indeed an abstract concept. But what about a "republic"? Is that equally abstract with no reality? Or a "dictatorship of the Proletariat"?
What we're looking for here is not how political philosophers define and use those terms. Rather, how those terms manifest in the real world with real people running real governments that call themselves a democracy, a republic, or a dictatorship.