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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by kiney on Saturday March 15, 2025 @12:48PM (#43373643)
The US is arguably more democratic than the EU and many of it's member states. And I am an EU citizen myself
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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by throw0101d on Saturday March 15, 2025 @03:28PM (#43374647)
> The US is arguably more democratic than the EU and many of it's member states.

By what metric?

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Ranking

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_indices

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_Perceptions_Index

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by kiney on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @03:50PM (#43404161)
Democracy can't work without freedom of speech whis is seriously broken in mamy EU countries. In germany it's completely normal to get raided by police and all your digital devices stolen for posting pretty harmless memes or opinions.
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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by throw0101d on Wednesday March 19, 2025 @07:56AM (#43410760)
> Democracy can't work without freedom of speech whis is seriously broken in mamy EU countries.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_Index

* https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/freedom-of-expression-ind...

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by immibis on Saturday March 15, 2025 @03:09PM (#43374536)
Explain.
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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by kiney on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @03:50PM (#43404157)
Democracy can't work without freedom of speech whis is seriously broken in mamy EU countries. In germany it's completely normal to get raided by police and all your digital devices stolen for posting pretty harmless memes or opinions.
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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by michpoch on Saturday March 15, 2025 @07:08PM (#43375762)
> The US is arguably more democratic

Because they have elections?

I always thought that when Americans say they’re a democracy they mean that in sort of propagandist way. Like, installing democracy as justification for military aggression.

But it seems that now some people really believe it? The bi-partisan system sponsored by corporations, where candidates are vetted through the systems - it reminds me of the Chinese communism with two parties instead.

Just compare it to Swiss democracy.

When was the last time an candidate from an independent political party became a president in the USA?

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Re:It doesn't cost much to improve someone's life, and we ca... by kiney on Tuesday March 18, 2025 @03:47PM (#43404113)
Switzerland is not EU
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