+0.70 Democratic Backsliding Reaches Western Democracies, U.S. Decline "Unprecedented" (www.v-dem.net)
101 points by geox 8 days ago | 35 comments on HN | Strong positive ~lite vlite-1.6
Summary ~lite Democracy Human Rights Advocates
Report on democratic backsliding in Western democracies, including the US.
EQ 0.80
SO 0.70
TD 0.90
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2026-03-22 02:15 eval_success Lite evaluated: Strong positive (0.70) - -
2026-03-22 02:15 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.70 (Strong positive) 0.00
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-22 01:05 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-21 23:51 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-21 22:34 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-21 20:50 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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2026-03-21 20:34 eval_success Lite evaluated: Strong positive (0.70) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-20 22:36 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-20 18:26 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-20 17:36 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-20 16:18 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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2026-03-20 15:51 eval_success Lite evaluated: Strong positive (0.70) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
2026-03-20 15:38 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.166 (3 dims) - -
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2026-03-20 15:07 eval_success Lite evaluated: Strong positive (0.70) - -
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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The content discusses democratic backsliding, human rights, and freedom of expression.
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Press release on democratic backsliding