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There are systematic measures political scientists use. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_House It's a shame t
by crazy_horse 5y ago
There are systematic measures political scientists use.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_House
It's a shame that Durov can start off with "there are many studies" and not cite any of them. What?
- guerrilla 5y agoFreedom House is funded in part by the State Department, USNED and USAID and have participated in multiple covert operations and openly biased campaigns. Check the Criticism section of the article you linked and then look into their funding.
- crazy_horse 5y agoYes, and political scientists are aware of that. Note that much of the criticism is political: China, Russia, Iran. It definitely favors the west but despite the bogeyman a lot of academics just want good data. It also is not rating the US especially high.
- guerrilla 5y agoAnd what would happen if the rated them mich lower? They'd lose their funding and cease to exist is what.