Subject: Re: Sweden
Republics are representative democracies Dope. Basic.

That's right. I'm not sure why you keep getting this wrong.

Democracy = you the citizen vote on every policy. In the US, we don't roll that way.
Republic = You elect people who vote on your behalf.

There is no basic requirement that NATO members meet the perceived requirements of

Lulzies. As I said, all you Newfound Fans of NATO don't actually know a thing about the alliance.

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/na...

In 2014, NATO Heads of State and Government agreed to commit 2% of their national Gross Domestic Product (GDP) to defence spending, to help ensure the Alliance's continued military readiness.

Not a MAGA number. It's what they themselves agreed to

So. You're wrong, again.