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[–] EstraDoll@hexbear.net 80 points 1 month ago (4 children)

"Liberal Democracy Index" sounds like something one of us on Hexbear would make up as a bit

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 42 points 1 month ago

Liberal

Democracy

Pick one

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's so true that when I saw it I thought I was looking at a bit. This is right up there with the economic freedom index.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Dude, I was so confused reading this. I couldn't believe it wasn't a bit.

[–] VILenin@hexbear.net 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] asante@hexbear.net 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

pls post this to c/memes

[–] Darth_Reagan@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago

There are a lot of stupid thing you learn about while pursuing a PolySci degree, these types of 'democracy indexes' are among the stupidest.

[–] BeamBrain@hexbear.net 65 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Democracy is when people aren't allowed to keep the party they want in power

[–] JoeByeThen@hexbear.net 59 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Bro! Bro! Have you considered how evil it is when people like their President? smuglord

[–] ProletarianDictator@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

Not democracy. That's a cult of personality. Democracy is when 7 candidates with slightly different paint jobs halfheartedly run on issues they won't do anything about.

[–] ProletarianDictator@hexbear.net 54 points 1 month ago

This poster has singlehandedly raised Mexico's stupid fucking loser index by 15 points.

[–] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 47 points 1 month ago

Due to flagrant disrespect toward institutions and general lack of decency in this thread, I have decided to lower Hexbear's liberal democracy index by 0.2 points. Consider this a warning.

[–] Cowbee@hexbear.net 38 points 1 month ago

I drew you as the declining line smuglord

[–] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 36 points 1 month ago

Makes a surprisingly good argument for how term limits are anti-democratic

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 35 points 1 month ago

I want to beat this person with a hammer.

[–] MaxOS@hexbear.net 33 points 1 month ago

See this line I drew going down? that's you!

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 31 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] Beaver@hexbear.net 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Don't make me get the map out

international-community-1international-community-2

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

Hey that's my map, you just copied it!

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 28 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Literally just this again:
international-community-1international-community-2

[–] BGDelirium@hexbear.net 5 points 1 month ago

I guess we'll just never know what the Caucasus nations scores are, never mind the Levant (Israel, Lebanon, Syria. And Jordan) [I learned a new term today!]

[–] hotcouchguy@hexbear.net 30 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Noo, my retirement is all in the liberal democracy index fund

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago

Should've put it into badcountrycoin, it's going to the moooooon.

[–] anarcho_blinkenist@hexbear.net 27 points 1 month ago

Liberal Democracy Index fell to under the best PRI level which is considered a classic example of enduring semi-authoritarianism!

zizek PURE IDEOLOGY

[–] ObamaSama@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I’m surprised he didn’t mention AMLO’s very close relationship with Sheinbaum as a way they’re deliberately subverting the rules or some other deranged shit lol. I’m curious if there’s a single quantifiable metric behind the “liberal democracy index”, this really just reads like a badposting bit

[–] Hexboare@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Of course they have quantifiable metrics!

V-Dem has developed innovative methods for aggregating expert judgments

If you like a country they get +1 and if you don't, -1.

Numbers, therefore valid and robust.

[–] anarcho_blinkenist@hexbear.net 16 points 1 month ago

the government not the people btw

[–] Real_User@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago

I know a guy who's got some democracy index points that fell off the back of the truck if anyone wants a few

[–] rhubarb@hexbear.net 26 points 1 month ago

This post doesn't bode well for this guys dipshit index

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 24 points 1 month ago

The Liberal Democracy Index is no joke. Everyone knows its directly proportional to the Burger Index and inversely proportional to the Bad Country Index

[–] NephewAlphaBravo@hexbear.net 22 points 1 month ago

All my Freedom Burger Points, gone!

[–] NPa@hexbear.net 20 points 1 month ago
[–] iridaniotter@hexbear.net 19 points 1 month ago

Sheinbaum is gone. Thank you Mexico's no-reelection rule. No president has lowered Mexico's liberal democracy index more than Sheinbaum other than her predecessor, AMLO...

03 Oct 2029 (or something idk I'm not checking the dates for this shitpost)

[–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Is this a bit? I can't tell if they're serious or doing a funny.

[–] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not sure about the OP specifically, but the Democracy Index by The Economist is a thing that political science people believe in. I've met a PhD who does.

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 6 points 1 month ago

Aw fuck I should have known the "Democracy Index" was the brain-child of the fucking Economist.

[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Based AMLO And if the liberal democracy line everywhere has to drop to zero to save the environment, so be it.

[–] Tiocfaidhcaisarla@hexbear.net 8 points 1 month ago

Who want they line rate?

[–] RedWizard@hexbear.net 7 points 1 month ago

Indexes and Graphs are the shadows on the wall of our modern cave.