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While satellite data can’t be fudged, how are they determining which country is free and which is not? For example, one “free country” has been arresting peopl
by SanjayMehta 1y ago
While satellite data can’t be fudged, how are they determining which country is free and which is not?
For example, one “free country” has been arresting people for Facebook posts, and praying silently outside clinics.
- SanjayMehta 1y agoDownvoted immediately, as expected. Can’t question western “democracies.”
- SanjayMehta 1y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44811564 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44811564
- SanjayMehta 1y agoMore on western democracies: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44856426 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44856426
- Nevermark 1y agoBy one set of measures [0]: US is country #57 (about 25th percentile, from the top) with a score of 84/100 for its general "Freedom of the World" score. And number #13 (roughly 7% percentile, from the top) with 76/100 for Internet freedom. [0] https://freedomhouse.org/country/scores https://freedomhouse.org/country/scores
- SanjayMehta 1y agoFreedom House is funded by the US govt, USAID and the OSF (Soros) et al, so pardon me for not having any faith in their data. Which comes back to my point: how do you really determine who is “free” and who is not. Looking at the state of the UK, Europe with people being arrested for social media posts, and the US with deportations for speeches, it appears to be a useless criteria.
- immibis 1y agoIf you don't have the freedom to take away other people's freedom, then it isn't a free country.