Always the Same Map

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[–] Magicicad@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 7 months ago (3 children)

How is this index calculated? Is it pluralism? Because then China would be more “free” than the US.

[–] lil_tank@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

According to their own biaises China has absolute zero pluralism because it's a "one party state"

[–] porcupine@lemmygrad.ml 24 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

China - 1 party - dictatorship

US - 2 parties - democracy

Russia - 8 parties - dictatorship

the numbers don't lie

[–] ComradeEd@lemmygrad.ml 17 points 7 months ago

China - ~~1~~ 9 parties - dictatorship

[–] davel@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 7 months ago

I don’t know, other than they start with their conclusion and work backward to construct metrics to fit it. Hannah Arendt would be proud.

[–] Ho_Chi_Chungus@hexbear.net 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)

[–] xkyfal18@lemmygrad.ml 7 points 7 months ago

Senator Armstrong is just your average US politician