That's a fair comment, I wasn't specific enough in what I meant. I don't think it's unusual for the state to suppress dissidents. That's what states do, after all!

I know the internet isn't real but the only exposure I have to americans is online, and they seem to think that people criticising the democrats are russian agents. Every day americans are so eager to suppress criticism and turn on each other, in service of maintaining the status quo.

Why though? You don't even need to look beyond the comfort zone of imperialist states to see that electoral democracy can exist in places where people are free to form new parties and coalitions when the existing are not pleasing to anyone. Take the UK for example!

I'm not suggesting more parties are going to stop america from continuing to harm the rest of the world and their people at home. I'm just baffled by the idea that anything but uncritical support of one of the two teams you get to pick from is anti democracy. I think getting over that hurdle is the first step to solidarity and class consciousness.