A lower crime rate, but a higher incarceration rate. A lower level of traditional corruption, but many more forms of "legitimized" corruption (campaign finance,

A lower crime rate, but a higher incarceration rate. A lower level of traditional corruption, but many more forms of "legitimized" corruption (campaign finance, pork-barrel quid pro quo). More democratic, but mostly for those who can afford a good lawyer. It's not a competition: both states have deep systemic problems with regards to human rights, which is "worse" is meaningless. The vast majority of mainstream news in both has about a 10-to-1 ratio of paid propaganda (which includes distractions and noise) to substantive news, whether it's Moscow or advertisers who foot the bill.