Even the United States falls short of full democratic protection
Evidence
Lest North American readers congratulate themselves invidiously as they read these descriptions of imperfect democracy, let us remember that the United States, too, falls short of perfect breadth, equality, consultation, and protection. Amnesty International reports repeatedly score the United States for its widespread use of the death penalty and its resistance to international courts of justice. — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 528
Categorization
- XREF: Tilly makes no distinction between citizens and non-citizens here — the same flaw the reader’s hypothesis predicts his absorption framework cannot capture without extension. — connects to: U.S. overseas territory bases lack full democratic incorporation.; The US military prizes territories precisely for their lack of democratic rights — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 231; The Military Commissions Act subverted American democracy (+3 more)
- corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Charles Tilly, Regimes and Repertoires, 528
Broader Connections
- U.S. overseas territory bases lack full democratic incorporation.
#exemplifies(0.86) - The Military Commissions Act subverted American democracy
#exemplifies(0.79) - The US military prizes territories precisely for their lack of democratic rights
#expands(0.78) — David Vine, Base Nation_ How U.S. Military Bases…, 231 - The US is the only advanced democracy without a Labor Party
#exemplifies(0.75) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 584 - Most vaunted democratic goods are not inherent to popular rule
#qualifies(0.71) — Wendy Brown, Undoing the Demos, 405