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[-] BassTurd@lemmy.world 11 points 3 hours ago

Because the government disappears dissenters.

[-] Ferrous@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

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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