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‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog (www.theguardian.com)

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This article is more than 1 month old but in the light of what's been discussed in the last couple of days, this is relevant.

The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global sources on the health of democratic nations now says this outright. The Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at Gothenburg University reaches the alarming conclusion in its annual report, that the US is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster rate than Hungary and Turkey.

“Our data on the USA goes back to 1789. What we’re seeing now is the most severe magnitude of democratic backsliding ever in the country,” says Staffan Lindberg, founder of the institute.

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[-] arbilp3@aussie.zone 3 points 2 months ago

Yep, ok, but for those who are interested in some of the details both in the US and worldwide the report you can link to in the article is worth looking at. It also means that we have to remain awake, stay engaged and not let matters get worse.

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