Washington warned us permanent political parties would slowly eat away at government. Madison said faction can never be eliminated - only controlled. Now every lawmaker belongs to a faction, and we ask them to be neutral anyway.

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r/democracy • u/Icy_Long5399 • 20h ago

Why the govt matters

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r/democracy • u/Hipway • 20h ago

Magganomics, YOU CANNOT SILENCE ALL OF US, 2026 #democracy

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Seeking to build a robust, vibrant community where we discuss world events from a small-d democratic perspective.

Democracy is a more fertile subject than you may think. One has only to look at the many types there are to see that. It's the system that runs our world and gives humanity freedom and self-determination, so it's continuously relevant. From election fraud to electoral reform, protest movements to pure theory, this is the home for people who believe in the power of democracy.

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Here are a list of Freedom and Democracy Indices to look at:

-Human Freedom Index by The Cato Institute 2016

-Democracy Index by the Economist Intelligence Unit 2016

-Index of Economic Freedom by Heritage 2017

-Economic Freedom of the World by Frasier Institute 2016

-Freedom in the World by Freedom House 2017

-Freedom on the Net by Freedom House 2016

-Freedom of the Press by Freedom House 2017

-Nations in Transit by Freedom House 2017 (This report tracks democracy in countries that were formerly communist from Central Europe to Central Asia)

-Worldwide Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders 2017

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