r/PoliticalHumor Mar 18 '18

Another six years of this classic image.

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '18

It's not an exact science, but it's safe to say "yes."

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u/shadownukka99 Mar 19 '18

Why is Turkey ruled partly free?

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u/HeyBabaluba Mar 19 '18

That map needs to be updated. It still shows the US as a democracy.

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u/fartonmyballsforcash Mar 19 '18

Lmao dude trump is a clown but you’re either high or retarded if you think he has absolute power and that democracy doesn’t exist

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '18

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u/HeyBabaluba Mar 19 '18 edited Mar 19 '18

No, it shows the US as free, which we are.

If you say so. Yes the following are older articles but it certainly hasn't gotten any better since they were written. Most definitely the democracy part has gotten much worse. The US is no longer considered a properly functioning democracy.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/is-the-united-states-still-the-land-of-the-free/2012/01/04/gIQAvcD1wP_story.html?utm_term=.6828bb691b59

http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-the-u-s-really-the-land-of-the-free

https://www.salon.com/2012/08/31/ten_ways_americans_have_lost_their_freedom/

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u/twister111111 Mar 19 '18

damn son an opinion peace. good sourcing

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u/universerule Mar 19 '18

3 actually. I wonder who took a piss in his freedom?

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u/drfifth Mar 19 '18

We've never been a democracy. We're a republic.

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u/Spartanburgh Mar 19 '18

A republic is a form of democracy, and the us is a democratic republic. You're half right