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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[–] 28 points 4 months ago (2 children)

What is so annoying is how easy its been. I keep thinking of all the presidents trying to do damage control and apparently the ideal response to everything is no. fuck you. your a

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    What has shocked me is that basically the US 'checks and balances' ultimately relied on people 'doing the right thing', and could so easily be undermined.

    Similarly, I have little faith that the Westminster system (UK, Australia etc) could survive a bad actor. Eg, just pop in a puppet Governor General in Australia, and away you go.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    That’s happened before, on a few occasions. Whitlam was probably the most prominent.

    I’d still back it as a better system because operated correctly (which is always dependent on the people elected and appointed as you highlight with a bad GG, which in turn is dependent on the voters) it’s got good checks and balances.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    aiming for?, i think its a little late for that.

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    isn't this the exact reason for the second amendment ?what happened ?

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago

    The second amendment is there because it was deemed much cheaper to rely on an armed populace than to finance an army. It has nothing to do with keeping the government in check whatsoever (as you can see currently).

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  • [–] 4 points 4 months ago

    Could’ve asked me this ten years ago

    I’m honestly tired of this, they can’t be that stupid or slow to think

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    "Well, duh".

    That's the view of anyone with a functioning brain (i.e., not MAGAts).

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 4 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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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    The US government is owned by Israel.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Kill 'em all. It's the only answer.

    Midterms aren't happening, sorry.

    You can disagree with me all you want but the writing is on the wall, the evidence is there.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    What? All humans? Violence has never solved a problem properly.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, because there has always been humans left over after it. But if all the humans were gone ... !

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