Equally eligible...

"Expect things to get worse before they get better. The primary goal of the elite is not to advance an abstract ideal of the national interest or restore some imagined idyll, but to retain its hold on money and power. Current economic conditions threaten this goal, and the ruling cliques, to the extent that they are capable of concerted action in a crisis situation, will likely respond by tightening the screws at home, stoking anti- [insert as you wish here] sentiment, and provoking conflicts they feel they can exploit" (Freedom House 2009, Undermining Democracy; three words deleted).

The AXIS of EVIL

"The regime [in Iran] also employs a form of mass bribery to control the population. The authorities spend an estimated $70 billion to $100 billion annually on all manner of subsidies, from bread and sugar to gasoline and electricity" (Freedom House 2006, Undermining Democracy Page 31). Let's face it, they are pure evil! How can they dare to do that! What would Freedom House say about the EU??? ;-)

Telling the truth - find a mistake II

"The initial results of the global economic crisis, which has dealt a particularly severe blow to U.S.’s unbalanced and mismanaged economy, do not presage any positive shift in the fortunes of the country’s beleaguered liberal opposition" (Freedom House 2009; one word changed by me),

Find the mistake I.

"The core characteristics of American authoritarianism in its post-superpower maturity are selectively capitalist kleptocracy, the dominance of informal influence groups, decorative democracy, and illiberal ideology. Together, these elements form an effective mechanism for maintaining elite control over a disempowered populace" (Freedom House 2009, Undermining Democracy; two word changes by me)