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The U.S. is a democracy, albeit a deficient one rather than a working one [1]. At least is the least deficient one amongst those. [1] https://www.democracymatr

• em-bee 2y ago
  apparently by 2023 it got upgraded to working: https://www.democracymatrix.com/online-analysis/matrix#/chart1/United%20States%20of%20America/2020/core/chart2/United%20States%20of%20America/2023/core https://www.democracymatrix.com/online-analysis/matrix#/char... after further looking it turns out that it was also categorized as working before 2020 and after 2020. the difference being 0.01 points. in 2020 it took a dive in rules settlement and implementation for which there is an obvious culprit: covid. https://www.democracymatrix.com/online-analysis/country#/United%20States%20of%20America/total_index_core,decision_equality_core,intermediate_equality_core,communication_equality_core,rights_equality_core,rule_settlement_equality_core,decision_inst_index_core,intermediate_inst_index_core,rule_settlement_inst_index_core,rights_inst_index_core,communication_inst_index_core,equality_dim_index_core,rule_settlement_control_core,rule_settlement_freedom_core https://www.democracymatrix.com/online-analysis/country#/Uni...
• yencabulator 2y ago
  No, that would be Uruguay. And for context, the ranking says USA is the 36th most democratic country, which is pretty darn low if you ask me.
  • tromp 2y ago
    Darn; overlooked that one hiding in the middle of all these Working Democracies.