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@hansw Probably, but I was referring mainly to the flaws in their election system, like @design_RG said.
It seems that a vast portion of the people believe they have a democracy worth praising, while in fact the political freedoms in the US are below average. The artificial division between only two major sides (with little differences in practice?) is common worldwide, unfortunately. Still, the way candidates are nominated in the US is absurd by European standards. There is also the vote inequality because voters from each state have different impact on the national results.
@gioypi @hansw Very well said, Achilleas. I just wrote a reply to a toot in another instance on exactly this point.
Their two party system is ideal for controlling the people, while offering an ‘alternating’ cycle between the two.
It’s shameful and with all the other convoluted things like the archaic electoral college, a puzzle which people in other countries look at with disbelief.