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DemocratSinceBirth

(101,855 posts) Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:45 PM Dec 2025

https://freedomhouse.org/country/united-states

Eighty-four isn't stellar. For comparison, Canada has a 97, Costa Rica has a 91, and Sweden has a 99.

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Do you think the United States will fall into the "partly free" category under the TSF administration? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Dec 2025 OP

Already sliding towards that...nt Wounded Bear Dec 2025 #1

Always has been "partly free." Bmoboy Dec 2025 #2

Partly free? Please. ZDU Dec 2025 #3

We're already there. ms liberty Dec 2025 #4

What level is full-on fascist? Because you're already there. N/T Fords Crackpipe Dec 2025 #5

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1. Already sliding towards that...nt

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:48 PM

Dec 2025

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2. Always has been "partly free."

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:49 PM

Dec 2025

For the rich, white men.

Not for women, the poor, people of color, or the "others.:

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3. Partly free? Please.

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 03:57 PM

Dec 2025

Remind me when same-gender marriage was legalized?

Partly free, slightly shackled? Please.

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4. We're already there.

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 04:23 PM

Dec 2025

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5. What level is full-on fascist? Because you're already there. N/T

Sat Dec 13, 2025, 04:32 PM

Dec 2025