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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.
So funny that countries like Australia and NZ are so high in "democracy." Libs are so smug
A socdems wet dream
Hungary more democratic than the US hell yeah E: That's supposed to be Austria? This map is seriously fucked up lmao
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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
democracy numbers, how do they work?
i think this is just measuring how easy capital has it in the given country. you know, democracy in the sense that money votes.
Bourgeoisie democracy numbers ig
Highest ranked country of all is a monarchy...
Tell me how Greece has been "democratizing" despite a deterioration in press freedom and the goverment spying on journalists and opposition leaders.
SYRIZA lost power, that is essentially all it took
Curious by what metric Portugal is lower than Spain btw.
Whoever made the map assumed it was a colony of Brazil.
Licking American boot?
Is Portugal relatively uncooperative with American hegenomy or something?
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The real test here is Singapore.
Aww, look how fast Niger and Sri Lanka were improving in 2022!
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