Intelligence Report confirms US is no longer a legitimate democracy

[mentalfloss]

US is no longer a full democracy, EIU warns

The U.S. has been demoted from a full democracy to a flawed democracy for the first time, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

Every year, the firm's Democracy Index provides a snapshot of global democracy by scoring countries on five categories: electoral process and pluralism; civil liberties; the functioning of government; political participation; and political culture. Nations are then classified under four types of governments: full democracy, flawed democracy, hybrid regime and authoritarian regime.

A Donald Trump supporter watches the screens outside Times Square Studios as he awaits the results of the U.S. presidential election on November 9, 2016 in New York City.

America's score fell to 7.98 last year from 8.05 in 2015, below the 8.00 threshold for a full democracy, the EIU announced in a report on Wednesday. That put the world's largest economy on the same footing as Italy, a country known for its fractious politics.

US is no longer a full democracy, EIU warns

 

[Ludlow]

The United States is a Republic. Always has been.

 

[mentalfloss]

A banana republic?

 

[davesmom]

Does the EIU think a Democracy and a Republic are the same thing? They ought to check that out before they make foolish statements.

 

[Danbones]

*sigh*
more mental flake news

a democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for dinner
the US is a republic:
if you can keep it...this time

The United States is a Republic. Always has been.

he shoots...he SCORES!!!
ladies and gentlemen, one of the fastest opening goals we have ever seen!

 

[MHz]

Isn't this in the same realm as saying Israel is the only democracy in the Mid_east? (Syrian and Iran have elected Governments without having to exile 650,000 people to assure it is a certain party who wins?

 

[Danbones]

he scores!!!!
..and off the top corner of the goalie's head...!!!
what a shot!!!!
That's right Bill: that puck looked like it came out of the barrel of a gun!
It sure did Dave, and all that goalie had to defend himself with was a pointy stick!

oh, the carnage in Chicago tonight Dave!

 

[Tecumsehsbones]

So, we're all agreed the U.S. isn't a democracy?

 

[Danbones]

what was it ASSAD said?
obama must go?

An Important Distinction: Democracy versus Republic

It is important to keep in mind the difference between a Democracy and a Republic, as dissimilar forms of government. Understanding the difference is essential to comprehension of the fundamentals involved. It should be noted, in passing, that use of the word Democracy as meaning merely the popular type of government--that is, featuring genuinely free elections by the people periodically--is not helpful in discussing, as here, the difference between alternative and dissimilar forms of a popular government: a Democracy versus a Republic. This double meaning of Democracy--a popular-type government in general, as well as a specific form of popular government--needs to be made clear in any discussion, or writing, regarding this subject, for the sake of sound understanding.
An Important Distinction: Democracy versus Republic

OK
just a sec

gotta go get my hairsplitting halberd out of the woodshed
BRB

 

[Jinentonix]

Does the EIU think a Democracy and a Republic are the same thing? They ought to check that out before they make foolish statements.

They're dumba$$es. They think Canada is a full democracy and ranked it 6th overall. Other than the fact we get to vote every so often, there's very little that's democratic about Canada. We are a Constitutional Monarchy. At BEST we are a representative democracy, which is a just a fancy way of saying the vast majority of the electorate doesn't get to vote directly for PMs or Premiers.
We have NO impeachment process when it comes to majority govts and even with a minority govt, the only ones who get to decide they need to go are the opportunistic opposition parties, who ain't doing it for us.

We have a Senate that is un-elected. Instead it's full of appointees who kissed the PM's a$$ real good at some point.
And ultimately, just looking at the last two federal elections, both ended up with majority govts who were representing closer to one third of the population than one half of it.

But the biggest laugh is all the European countries that are supposedly full democracies, you know, despite handing over a significant portion of their sovereignty to a corrupt, wholly undemocratic institution called the EU.

 

[Cliffy]

A banana republic?

Always has been.