Henry Olsen: “Europeans typically do not understand how deeply Americans of all parties care about free elections and democracy.”
Give us a break! The US, especially the GOP, is not very democratic:
1. As a US citizen, you are not automatically entitled to vote in US elections but have to register. The GOP has disqualified millions of legitimate voters on voter rolls.
2. US citizens in DC & Puerto Rico are not represented in Congress.
3. The US pursues massive gerrymandering. Only about 40 out of 435 constituencies are competitive in House elections.
4. Since the SCOTUS verdict Citizens United in 2010, unlimited amounts of dark money are allowed & hundreds of million are used. US elections are to a large extent bought.
5. The Trump billionaires have bought most of US news media & lie without legal limits.
6. Various US bodies have banned at least 23,000 books for mentioning such things as slavery in the US.
7. The US has allowed a convicted felon to be elected president.
8. SCOTUS has given Trump legal immunity.
9. Trump is one of the most corrupt leader in the world the captive US legal system does nothing to check his personal enrichment.
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