JLW
Diamond Member
- Sep 16, 2012
- 18,337
- 20,254
- 2,405
President Donald Trump is dismantling U.S. democracy at an “unprecedented” rate, downgrading the U.S.’s democratic rating on a global scale and plunging the country toward autocracy at a faster rate than autocratic leaders of other countries in the 21st century, the latest report by an international democracy watchdog finds.
Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at Sweden’s Gothenburg University finds in its annual report that Trump’s second term has been characterized by a swift concentration of power in the executive branch that ignores the rule of law, suppresses dissent, and targets civil rights.
Many countries are falling further into autocracy, the report finds. But the U.S. stands out as “an exceptional new autocratizer due to both far-reaching changes in 2025 and their implications for the rest of the world,” the group writes. “The extensive damage already done to American democracy under the second Trump presidency — in just one year — stands out on the world map.”
Trump has achieved in only one year what other countries with similar trends have taken a decade to achieve, the report says.
truthout.org
See also
www.cfr.org
************************************************************************************
Now I know the first posts will be the usual Trumpist stupidity how we are not a democracy but a republic ignoring the obvious that we are a representative democracy.
The fact is our freedoms are under assault by the Trump regime and the world clearly sees it as well.
Congress has ceded its authority to Trump, Trump spits on the rule of law, and is actively undermining our election process with lies and more lies.
Brace yourself for the midterms. Expect Trump and his minions do all in their power to cast doubt on its legitimacy.
You know, because that is what all wannabe authoritarians do when they lose.
Varieties of Democracy (V-Dem) Institute at Sweden’s Gothenburg University finds in its annual report that Trump’s second term has been characterized by a swift concentration of power in the executive branch that ignores the rule of law, suppresses dissent, and targets civil rights.
Many countries are falling further into autocracy, the report finds. But the U.S. stands out as “an exceptional new autocratizer due to both far-reaching changes in 2025 and their implications for the rest of the world,” the group writes. “The extensive damage already done to American democracy under the second Trump presidency — in just one year — stands out on the world map.”
Trump has achieved in only one year what other countries with similar trends have taken a decade to achieve, the report says.
Trump Is Destroying US Democracy at Unprecedented Rate, Global Watchdog Finds
“[T]he speed of decline is comparable to some coups d’états,” a global democracy watchdog wrote.
truthout.org
See also
As Democracy Falters Worldwide, Authoritarians are Winning | Council on Foreign Relations
Between a reduction in freedoms in the U.S. and an uptick in organized collaboration among autocracies around the world, Freedom House’s most recent Freedom in the World report paints a stark image of the future of democracy in 2026.
www.cfr.org
************************************************************************************
Now I know the first posts will be the usual Trumpist stupidity how we are not a democracy but a republic ignoring the obvious that we are a representative democracy.
The fact is our freedoms are under assault by the Trump regime and the world clearly sees it as well.
Congress has ceded its authority to Trump, Trump spits on the rule of law, and is actively undermining our election process with lies and more lies.
Brace yourself for the midterms. Expect Trump and his minions do all in their power to cast doubt on its legitimacy.
You know, because that is what all wannabe authoritarians do when they lose.
Last edited:
