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What’s the basis of that index. Are they alleging US elections are rigged?
by rayiner 2y ago
What’s the basis of that index. Are they alleging US elections are rigged?
- machomaster 2y agoWhy are you asking questions instead of easily reading about the index criteria?
- mindslight 2y agoPlaying six degrees of buttery emails.
- throw16180339 2y agoHe's just sealioning again.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y agoOr maybe these democracy index things are entirely arbitrary
- AlexeyBelov 2y agoI used to like reading his comments years ago. Now it's like an enlightened reddit user, in the worst way.
- rayiner 2y agoIt’s just a way to say: why do you think this index is meaningful based on what it measures.
- machomaster 2y agoIn that case you should have actually made your case, voice what in the index you disagree with and why.
- blackeyeblitzar 2y ago[flagged]
- diggan 2y agoThere are a lot of indicators they look at, give it a read if you're curious: https://image.b.economist.com/lib/fe8d13727c61047f7c/m/1/609fbc8d-4724-440d-b827-2c7b7300353d.pdf https://image.b.economist.com/lib/fe8d13727c61047f7c/m/1/609... (North America starts at page 44). One snippet: > However, the political and structural problems that caused the US to be downgraded to a “flawed democracy” in 2016 (a downgrade that pre-dated the inauguration of Donald Trump as president in January 2017) persist. These include low levels of trust in political institutions and the media; institutional gridlock; excessive influence of lobbyists, interest groups and the mega-rich; sharp economic and social inequalities; and an absence of social consensus on core national values.