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A comment on Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The CIVICUS Monitor. Parent comment

Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by senectus1 on Saturday December 07, 2019 @08:58AM (#21730278)
yeah I dont disagree, but I find it hard to believe that the US has the same rating as Aus...

Also, is it just me or is that map just a double of "Left or Right aligned" ?

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Re:Australia’s status as an open democracy downgraded by The... by PixyMisa on Saturday December 07, 2019 @10:04AM (#21730601)
They list New Zealand as "open" when that country just passed new laws - almost overnight - allowing people to be jailed for their speech.

So yes, they have a lot of bias. They are pointing out real problems, but they are also ignoring real problems.

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