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

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The catch is that more democracy is not guaranteed to result in better government. But less democracy has way worse side effects.

With a few exceptions, I’d rather be a random citizen in any of the countries on your list than in the US.