6: Media is not biased and influenced by corporate sponsors? State agencies like the FBI have never attempted to censor information being reported?
11: Books are being burned. Dissenting scientific voices on a current medical emergency, how were they treated?

14: When a political party suppresses a popular candidate to instead have their own choice for the top job.......I call that a rigged election with national implications. "use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, and manipulation of the media." rings a bell for me.

Don't feel too bad, your country would not be like that if piss weak countries like mine didn't fawn and kowtow with all you do. This encourages the status quo. Assange is a symbol of that.

@puff 14. if people, especially from certain areas and ethnic groups, have to line for hours in the sun inorder to cast their votes.

@puff Yes, those 3 technically meet the definitions, but they're not quite at the level of known dictatorships, so I didn't want to "stifle growth". Hey, at least I recognize it; I bet a majority of Americans would completely deny all of this.