countries that sore higher in terms of democracy, whats the catch? - eviltoast

according to a site called democracymatrix there are 35 countries more democratic than the us

the countries
  • Denmark
  • Norway
  • Finland
  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • Switzerland
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Belgium
  • Costa Rica
  • Spain
  • Luxembourg
  • Australia
  • Estonia
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • United Kingdom
  • Austria
  • France
  • South Korea
  • Lithuania
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • Canada
  • Japan
  • Taiwan
  • Uruguay
  • Cyprus
  • Chile
  • Slovakia
  • Greece
  • Czech Republic
  • Latvia
  • Barbados
  • Israel

  • angstylittlecatboy@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    Events in the UK, specifically tightening protest restrictions after Lizzy died and JK Rowling silencing critics through legal threats (just so you know, Trump wanted the US’s libel laws to be more like the UK’s but it never happened,) solidified my opinion that the first amendment is a net good.

    I would maybe put Israel below the US based on what I know (since these kind of rankings are shaky) but that’s about the only thing I genuinely think the US does best on a governmental level.