#talkcollapse:

It's 2026, and "the US is no longer a democracy, and worldwide, democracy has receded to its lowest levels since the mid-70s."

Dear centrists: would you have guessed that 3-4 years ago, that US democracy would just #collapse? Probably not.

Reality is much worse than we admit...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/17/trump-is-aiming-for-dictatorship-thats-the-verdict-of-the-worlds-most-credible-democracy-watchdog

‘Trump is aiming for dictatorship’. That’s the verdict of the world’s most credible democracy watchdog

Sweden’s V-Dem Institute warns that the US is no longer a liberal democracy. And autocracy is creeping across Europe too, says writer Martin Gelin

The Guardian