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[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

So funny that countries like Australia and NZ are so high in "democracy." Libs are so smug

[–] Torenico@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

No country with a monarchy, no matter how "constitutional parliamentary" it is, can be a democracy lmfao.

Death to ameriKKKa. Death to europe. Complete destruction of the Western Entity.

[–] Silver_coralsea@hexbear.net 15 points 2 years ago

A socdems wet dream

[–] Tachanka@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Citations Needed Episode 25: The Banality of CIA-Curated Definitions of ‘Democracy’

On today's episode, we discuss the limits of democracy rankings, the oft-cited "Polity IV" metric devised by the CIA-funded Center for Systemic Peace, and more

[–] DivineChaos100@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Hungary more democratic than the US hell yeah E: That's supposed to be Austria? This map is seriously fucked up lmao

[–] Poison_Ivy@hexbear.net 11 points 2 years ago

Isn't Ukraine the place that has not only suspended elections but also banned political parties and seized media to become apparatus of the figuredhead of the state?

Like cmon lol

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

democracy numbers, how do they work?

[–] huf@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i think this is just measuring how easy capital has it in the given country. you know, democracy in the sense that money votes.

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[–] ProfessorAdonisCnut@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Highest ranked country of all is a monarchy...

[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Curious by what metric Portugal is lower than Spain btw.

[–] CloutAtlas@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Whoever made the map assumed it was a colony of Brazil.

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] autismdragon@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Is Portugal relatively uncooperative with American hegenomy or something?

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[–] owiseedoubleyou@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Tell me how Greece has been "democratizing" despite a deterioration in press freedom and the goverment spying on journalists and opposition leaders.

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The real test here is Singapore.

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 7 points 2 years ago

Aww, look how fast Niger and Sri Lanka were improving in 2022!

[–] driving_crooner 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

You would think that El Salavador with his buttcoin miner fascist president would be upper in the list by now. Must be an old map or something.

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