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		amarant 11 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: List of domains censored by German ISPs Citation? Every democracy index I've ever heard of rates most of Europe as more democratic than the US. (Eastern Europe will typically be rated lower, all of the former USSR states seem to be struggling with various degrees of corruption or similar problems) The most commonly used index for example: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Economist_Democracy_Index

snvzz 10 days ago [–]

Even assuming that index is of any worth, Democracy is not the same thing as rights, freedoms, or protection from authoritarianism

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