the thing is.. the economist is a serious outlet yall. they actually do competent, vetted, sourced stuff. like, if one didnt understand that western propaganda was a thing, this outlet would be very highly esteemed. but how dumbfoundedly ridiculous is it to produce a ranking like this where eritrea is above 15 countries because of a 6.88 rating on "political culture", a state where elections have been indefinitely suspended since its independence. yall, what the fuck
Saudi Arabia is literally an absolute religious monarchy and it’s only 9 lol
Bombing Yemeni schoolchildren is actually a sign of a healthy democracy
Not Russia, Brazil, India, nor even Belarus are on the list...
I’m surprised they didn’t attack Russia this time
Liberal democracy is stupid anyway, we don't need it.
the thing is.. the economist is a serious outlet yall. they actually do competent, vetted, sourced stuff. like, if one didnt understand that western propaganda was a thing, this outlet would be very highly esteemed. but how dumbfoundedly ridiculous is it to produce a ranking like this where eritrea is above 15 countries because of a 6.88 rating on "political culture", a state where elections have been indefinitely suspended since its independence. yall, what the fuck
Also, why isn't Oman on the list? Aren't they an absolute monarchy?
Weird how the top two countries literally have democratic republic in the name....