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Gob
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The United States has slumped below Mongolia and Argentina in a new ranking of freedom around the world in which Finland, Sweden and Norway top the table.

America has crashed down the rankings after a long series of political woes that culminated in a mob of Donald Trump fanatics rampaging through Congress in a doomed attempt to overturn an election result.

The study by Freedom House also gives the US low marks for racial inequality and growing restrictions on voting - with its overall 'freedom score' falling to 83 out of 100 compared to 94 a decade ago.

By contrast, the three Nordic countries at the top of the table all scored the maximum of 100 points with high praise for their civil liberties and political rights.

New Zealand, the Netherlands, Uruguay, Canada and Australia were also near the top of the rankings, while Britain's score of 93 out of 100 placed it well above the US.

At the other end of the table, Syria and Tibet registered a score of just one out of 100, with North Korea just above them among the nations considered 'not free'.

Freedom House's special report on America's 'battered democracy' said the political crises in the US 'have a uniquely damaging effect on democracy in the rest of the world'.

January's riot caused widespread alarm among America's allies and delight among its enemies who revelled in the chance to question the health of US democracy.

'The strength of American democracy is important for people everywhere, not just here at home', says Michael J. Abramowitz, president of Freedom House.

'Congress and the Biden administration must make it a priority to strengthen our institutions, restore civic norms, and uphold the promise of universal liberty on which our nation was founded', he adds.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”

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But, but....ma freedumbs. 'Merica!

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