Elections in the Netherlands

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Uhmm here is a statement to discuss: Democracy does not exist.

No you don't. it's the same everywhere. You need the support of people who candidate you and for that support you need money for a campaign. If you don't have money you can forget it. So what's democratic about that?

from dictionary.com

government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.

America's government is composed of elected agents who directly control the government, so, it is a democracy.

Is that what the greek word demos and cratos means? And can you decide who is a candidate or do you need money for that for a campaign?

You can vote for anyone in the United States.