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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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 46 points 1 year ago (4 children)

What do you mean what's the catch?

[โ€“] jeffw 71 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Nobody is more free than America!!!! There has to be some kind of gimmick!!! What are they doing, bribing people with basic protections and social services that counteract the crushing forces of poverty???

[โ€“] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

suprisingly close to my thought process

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