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[+] -12 points 1 week ago (4 children)
  • [–] 13 points 1 week ago (3 children)

    Because the government disappears dissenters.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (2 children)

    So then why in the same study do we see abysmal ratings for other authoritian dictatorships? Iraq, Kazakhstan, Cameroon, Russia, etc... If your point is that civilians in authoritarian regimes are coerced to show support in these types of polls, the results prove that notion wrong.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago

    Does this study address the difference in circumstances? I can see for example China having the resources to maintain total surveillance abd strong censorship (especially on the internet) vs a developing country in Africa which may affect polling

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