• almost_genocide@lemmy.world
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    10 hours ago

    According to the scoring since 2006 the United States index has dropped by a whole 0.57

    That seems highly suspect to me.

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      4 hours ago

      I’m not sure what you mean? It has been the trajectory led mostly by the Republicans for decades.
      Gerrymandering, illegal surveillance by agencies and even the police, secret laws upheld in secret courts overseen by a tight group of political leaders that are used to silence the press. Sounds like a conspiracy, except Obama admitted it, and even called it a good balance! The Republican rigging of the supreme court.

      But maybe you mean it has dropped more?
      Because I think it has because of Trump, and I also think the score of 8.22 that places it as a full democracy is moronic, considering it’s a 2 party system with fpp voting. And USA has the highest number of prisoners, and they are not allowed to vote.
      Nixon actively made cannabis illegal to silence the peace movement. And it has been used since to also oppress minorities.

      The score has been consistently way to high.