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In reply to the discussion: U.S. Downgraded to 'Non-Democracy' [View all]Ms. Toad
(38,668 posts)48. You don't have to be a member of Politicalwire to see the post.
Here is a link to polityproject - https://www.systemicpeace.org/polityproject.html . (The link was in the brief article from Political wire.) Have fun digging. My quick look tells me it will take longer than I have right now.
The only specific link to the United states returns a 404 error - I assume because the recent change and the page hasn't been updated.
The major media will probably have a deeper dive than I have time to do into the data more in a few days. There were major stories after US was downgraded to a fragile democracy in 2017, when you-know-who took office the first time.
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We had a chance to make an impact when this takeover of the media started decades ago right up to today.
hadEnuf
Mar 2025
#29
This sounds like a nothingburger. Not much info at the Political Wire link and their link to Polity Project *
Oopsie Daisy
Mar 2025
#17
Yep. Not to mention that Trump should have -- and would have in a healthy democracy -- been in prison a few years back.
KPN
Mar 2025
#55
Culmination of vast amounts of work from the southern Confederacy through the fascist Germans...
Beartracks
Mar 2025
#77
Exactly why it's important to vote each time for the BEST candidate on the ballot.
Beartracks
Mar 2025
#83