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('''MJ disclaimer''': bogus graph. Graphs should start with 0 on the Y axis to get an accurate picture of absolute numbers)
('''MJ disclaimer''': bogus graph. Graphs should start with 0 on the Y axis to get an accurate picture of absolute numbers)


This was marked when the number of countries that worsened in their democracy - overtaking the number of countries that improved. About 60 declined, and 55 improved. And that was just the beginning. By 2017, 70 countries declined that year, and only 30 improved. Think about that!
(''EL Note, Check out'' [https://www.tylervigen.com/spurious-correlations Spurious Correlations] ''for some examples of'' '''PROPER''' ''graphs'', although the ''true mark'' of a expert statistician is to have the Y axis be "things being good or bad" have the x be time (with gaps between years obviously), and BAM your political point is proven beyond a reasonable doubt)
 
This was marked when the number of countries that worsened in their democracy - overtaking the number of countries that improved. About 60 declined, and 55 improved. And that was just the beginning. By 2017, 70 countries declined that year, and only 35 improved. Think about that! Granted, this graph does not really say what the decline or improvement was, so an avid student should find out more about the actual changes to make a more informed conclusion.


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Interesting. That's the year MJ and his partner started [[Factor e Farm]].
Interesting. That's the year MJ and his partner started [[Factor e Farm]].


=Inernet Freedom=
=Internet Freedom=


https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net?fbclid=IwAR0shGDXmJdgH5hxfoIFKYRxoQhaqIKzq1-IaPUAk7DybeEH_SSz29F9Tlg
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net?fbclid=IwAR0shGDXmJdgH5hxfoIFKYRxoQhaqIKzq1-IaPUAk7DybeEH_SSz29F9Tlg
=Democracy Indexes=
*There are various ones out there, but they paint a good picture (quite literally via some of the maps made) of how things stand, and on a more optimistic note what can be improved
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_indices The Wikipedia Page on Democracy Indices]

Latest revision as of 05:43, 10 March 2024

Democracy

After much improvement, a global democratic decline began in 2006:

Democraticdecline.png


(MJ disclaimer: bogus graph. Graphs should start with 0 on the Y axis to get an accurate picture of absolute numbers)

(EL Note, Check out Spurious Correlations for some examples of PROPER graphs, although the true mark of a expert statistician is to have the Y axis be "things being good or bad" have the x be time (with gaps between years obviously), and BAM your political point is proven beyond a reasonable doubt)

This was marked when the number of countries that worsened in their democracy - overtaking the number of countries that improved. About 60 declined, and 55 improved. And that was just the beginning. By 2017, 70 countries declined that year, and only 35 improved. Think about that! Granted, this graph does not really say what the decline or improvement was, so an avid student should find out more about the actual changes to make a more informed conclusion.

And then https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2018/democracy-crisis

Interesting. That's the year MJ and his partner started Factor e Farm.

Internet Freedom

https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net?fbclid=IwAR0shGDXmJdgH5hxfoIFKYRxoQhaqIKzq1-IaPUAk7DybeEH_SSz29F9Tlg

Democracy Indexes

  • There are various ones out there, but they paint a good picture (quite literally via some of the maps made) of how things stand, and on a more optimistic note what can be improved
  • The Wikipedia Page on Democracy Indices