U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog
U.S. could lose democracy status, says global watchdog
Based on 31 million data points for 202 countries, compiled by 4,200 scholars and other contributors, measuring 600 different attributes of democracy, within six months to a year, the US will officially no longer be a democracy.
We already did. Shit's done unless there's an uprising. The Russian tail being present in every swing state has me convinced it was hacked. They aren't going to give it back. Elon, Thiel, and Putin stole it, and we are now a vassal state of Russia and tech billionaires. Even if an audit proves it was stolen, I don't even know if there's a way to go back. Trump will just yell fake news, refuse to leave, and the LEOs and Military will probably take his side. We are fucked.
They exported so much democracy that they have not any left
Yeah, that's what happened. 😆
While at the same time backing every single right wing dictatorship that wanted American money
Wired takes a sober but meaningful look at what's happening from the context of 20th century history. I learned some new terminology there, "electoral autocracy" which is what they're calling most modern dictatorships that continue having mock but ineffectual elections.
Definitely gonna check that out when I get a chance. "Electoral autocracy..." First time for me, too. Thanks!
Not surprising we need to completely clean house
I think I believe we should have a parliamentary system. This two-party shit is a sham. I haven't researched it enough to say I definitely think that's the way to go, but it's on my mind recently.
more parties and the removal of the Reappointment act of 1929. Hell more senators, and a check on the Supreme Court couldn't hurt.
We need a complete constitutional convention and Oligarchs and their pawns are not invited.
The cleaning thats getting done is in favor of autocracy.
That seems unexpectedly long... /j
Ikr. The rest of us knew back in January.
If I had to point officially, I'd wait until this week when the Executive started to completely ignore courts.
Just because you know it will happen, it doesn't mean you can call the fact accomplished with complete certainty.
Pretty much.
How can you lose something you never had?
You didn't have much democratic control, but you had more of it before the Trump mob came in to destroy it entirely.
Would you care to explain?
My favorite bullshit from the MAGAs had been "this is not a democracy, it's a republic".
It used to be both, now it aspires to be neither.
In a republic the executive is answerable to the law. We're neither a democracy or republic.