Heidi Li FeldmanMar 17

“The US is no longer a democracy. One of the most credible global sources on the health of democratic nations now says this outright. The Varieties of Democracy Institute at Gothenburg University reaches the alarming conclusio … that the US is hurtling towards autocracy at a faster rate than Hungary and Turkey.” 1/

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
Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanMar 17
‘“Our data on the USA goes back to 1789. What we’re seeing now is the most severe magnitude of democratic backsliding ever in the country,” says Staffan Lindberg, founder of the institute.’ 2/
Show threadHeidi Li FeldmanMar 17
“US democracy is now back at the worst recorded level since 1965, when US civil rights laws first introduced de facto universal suffrage. All progress made since then has been erased, according to the report.” 3/
Show threadJustKathyMar 17

@heidilifeldman

We can thank Joe #Biden for this. He refused to remove #TraitorTrump from the political arena and our lives, and now we're all suffering.

Show threadTag Your ToeMar 19
@KathyLK @heidilifeldman Or maybe you should've voted.
Show threadJustKathy

@TagYourToe @heidilifeldman

Who said I didn't? You know what they say about assumptions--they make an ass out of you.

Mar 19 at 3:58pmWeb