USA democracy decline speed

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Non-paywall archive.is link

PS (2/2): The below 1975-2024 V-dem.net chart shows that US democracy has regressed by 50 years (before Trump took over in his second term):

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Re: Russia democracy

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I am quite sure that the internet and all electronic communications by extension are actually a surveillance state's wet dream in ALL circumstances. There is no safe encryption from prying eyes and electronic communication actually makes it much easier to spy on and round up dissenters that are a threat to the power structures. The West does it (Five Eyes), Russia does it, China does it, India does it. There is no escaping it.