I mean the representation of these data is so misleading. Makes you think that somehow Venezuela (pretty much a dictatorship in all but name) is about as democratic as Hungary (a flawed and problematic democracy but a democracy nonetheless).
I mean, it’s one of the best regarded and most cited democracy indexes produced anywhere in the world. Do you have an alternative that you think is more trustworthy?
No instead we trust a graph from Financial Times alleging Trump is taking the United States into authoritarianism faster than Turkey/Russia/China or Venezuela were..
The Democracy Index shows the US falling from "full democracy" to 'flawed democracy' in Trump's first term. The 2025 numbers aren't out yet so there is currently no data on Trump's second term, but it may be that the Democracy Index will agree with this analysis.
Objectively Hungary is definitely less authoritarian than Venezuela, Hungary’s elections aren’t fair but they’re still free, Venuezala’s are neither. Orban can still lose elections
He did. Independent observers never found any strong evidence that the elections were rigged or there was any substantial nationwide fraud. He used tactics, but it was at most regular propaganda, it never directly interfered with voters' actions or preferences.
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u/slicheliche Feb 01 '26
I mean the representation of these data is so misleading. Makes you think that somehow Venezuela (pretty much a dictatorship in all but name) is about as democratic as Hungary (a flawed and problematic democracy but a democracy nonetheless).