[blackeyeblitzar]

Media sensationalism is everywhere. But I’ve become especially distrustful of these rankings and labels from random think tanks or nonprofits. A good example is the one the other day from “civicus that claimed civic freedoms were disappearing in the US even though no law has changed that would affect civil rights. When you look at their report it basically complains about political decisions rather than civic freedoms. I imagine the bias is 10x worse for India.

[8note]

i wouldnt describe it as rapid, but there certainly are examples of covil rights declines, mostly via court decisions.

eg. overturning roe v wade, and allowing gerrymandering based on race

the most recent wpuld be executive orders stripping visas and greencards based on protected speech

[mmooss]

Civil rights are declining for immigrants, the press, speech - just because a law hasn't been passed doesn't mean rights haven't changed. The idea that it all depends on law is naive or disingenuous.

[mrguyorama]

The entire premise of the Trump admin is that the President has enough control and power to significantly alter the functioning of the US government with no new laws being passed