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No need to assume Russian action broke Turkey, when Turkey itself is equally corrupt and censorious.
by immibis 1y ago
No need to assume Russian action broke Turkey, when Turkey itself is equally corrupt and censorious.
- falcor84 1y agoWell, not quite "equally": According to the Economist "Democracy Index" [0], Turkey gets a score of 4.26 out of 10 while Russia's is a much lower 2.03 (highest is Norway at 9.81). And according to Freedom House's "Freedom in the World Score", Turkey is at 33 out of 100 compared to Russia's dismal 12 (highest here is Finland at a perfect 100). So while Turkey should be doing better, they're at least making an effort (although it's worth saying that both countries had significantly regressed on these metrics compared to a decade ago). [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index [1] https://freedomhouse.org/country/scores https://freedomhouse.org/country/scores
- johnisgood 1y agoSure, but those numbers do not mean that Turkey is not responsible, nor does it prove that Russia is. We are all just speculating here.
- redwood 1y agoI said it since "eastern EU" was mentioned as well