Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin

Democracy in the USA is rapidly deteriorating, a study from Sweden reveals. Other democracies are also increasingly at risk, albeit not at this speed

  • Ænima@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    Anyone who thinks the midterms will fix things is delusional. Anyone who thinks simply voting will change things at this point is off their rocker.

    We. Know.

    We all know the writing on the wall about what the regime will do or try to do in, and leading up, to November. It’s more about giving those in our community one last shot at being decent people who want to live in a functioning society. It’s about seeing how many in this country live in abject reality and can admit when their eyes and wallets don’t reflect reality.

    We know they will try everything they can to fuck this all in their favor. It’s more a vote to see how many actually want to be human beings anymore. We know those in power are ghouls. But how many of our neighbors pine to be those ghouls, we’ll find out in a few months, I guess.