Quote (fender @ 26 Mar 2021 18:13)

Quote (Black XistenZ @ 26 Mar 2021 18:23)

What a crappy ranking. When you build an index using variables which are invalid (not measuring the thing you want them to measure), then you'll obviously get whacky results.

There is zero reason why "polarisation" should be indicative of freedom or the lack thereof. Similarly, racial inequality is not indicative of a lack of freedom in and of itself, only when it comes with racial discrimination. No surprise that this difference between inequality and discrimination is lost on a lefty like you. :rolleyes: Additionally, it should be clear that including such a variable is a disadvantage for diverse countries compared with homogeneous societies like Mongolia or Argentina.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Mar 26 2021 12:23pm)

Similarly, racial inequality is not indicative of a lack of freedom in and of itself, only when it comes with racial discrimination.

Quote (Thor123422 @ 26 Mar 2021 19:42)

True on principal, but we're talking about the United States....

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Mar 26 2021 01:51pm)

The ranking applies this criterion to all countries, not just the U.S. with its particularly fraught past. And like I said: including this variable in the index gives non-diverse countries a built-in advantage.

Quote (Black XistenZ @ Mar 26 2021 01:51pm)

The ranking applies this criterion to all countries, not just the U.S. with its particularly fraught past. And like I said: including this variable in the index gives non-diverse countries a built-in advantage.