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In response to "This map from Vox showing the spread of democracy in the world is hilarious. -- (link)" by Mop

it's polity data, which while maybe a little narrow, isn't overly terrible.

Posted by mafic Jul 14 '15, 21:05

and strictly speaking, I wouldn't really call Russia a true democracy at the moment. people vote, but I wouldn't call the elections open. any opposition has effectively been stifled, and the press is pretty tightly state-run. some democratic forms, but not really a democracy.

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We're splitting hairs and playing semantics on the word "democracy". - Mop Jul 14, 21:27 3
- In the case of the UK, in 1842 a person had to own property to be able to vote -- nm - Roger More Jul 15, 05:26
- The glorious democracy of Iraq is another great example for your point. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 14, 21:57
- The highlighting isn't very accurate. This breaks it down by country. -- (link) - GregW Jul 14, 21:56

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it's polity data, which while maybe a little narrow, isn't overly terrible.

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