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minus-squareturnip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down33·edit-22 days agoSo do country that don’t have programs like US aid for other countries or who have tariffs on imports all have a low freedom ranking? It seems rather absurd.
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down3·2 days agoPerhaps it’s more about the rollback of rights for anyone who isn’t a straight white man.
minus-squareturnip@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·edit-22 days agoSee that makes a lot of sense on something like abortion, it really muddys the water and makes it seem more like a fake hit piece when you include things like US aid.
So do country that don’t have programs like US aid for other countries or who have tariffs on imports all have a low freedom ranking?
It seems rather absurd.
Perhaps it’s more about the rollback of rights for anyone who isn’t a straight white man.
See that makes a lot of sense on something like abortion, it really muddys the water and makes it seem more like a fake hit piece when you include things like US aid.