c/world · u/linuxpriest@lemmy.world · 378 points
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.
u/DrDeadCrash@programming.dev · 11 points
In a republic the executive is answerable to the law. We're neither a democracy or republic.
u/PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world · 12 points
While at the same time backing every single right wing dictatorship that wanted American money
u/linuxpriest@lemmy.world · 4 points
Yeah, that's what happened. 😆
u/mmddmm@lemm.ee · 4 points
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.
u/FuzzyBunny@lemmy.today · 3 points
Pretty much.
u/linuxpriest@lemmy.world · 25 points
Ikr. The rest of us knew back in January.
u/linuxpriest@lemmy.world · 7 points
Definitely gonna check that out when I get a chance. "Electoral autocracy..." First time for me, too. Thanks!
u/floofloof@lemmy.ca · 39 points
You didn't have much democratic control, but you had more of it before the Trump mob came in to destroy it entirely.
u/Feathercrown@lemmy.world · 4 points
Would you care to explain?
u/RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world · 6 points
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.
u/FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 5 points
Surely the richest men alive will save us from the predations of the rich and powerful.
-Voters, 2024
u/Sanctus@lemmy.world · 27 points
The cleaning thats getting done is in favor of autocracy.
u/linuxpriest@lemmy.world · 5 points
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.
u/cecilkorik@lemmy.ca · 82 points
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.
u/neu_me@lemm.ee · 51 points
They exported so much democracy that they have not any left
u/RymrgandsDaughter@lemmy.world · 40 points
Not surprising we need to completely clean house
u/FuzzyBunny@lemmy.today · 26 points
That seems unexpectedly long... /j
u/notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world · 21 points
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.
u/Raiderkev@lemmy.world · 17 points
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.
https://electiontruthalliance.org/videos
u/ininewcrow@lemmy.ca · -9 points
How can you lose something you never had?