The authoritarian triad.
Discuss.

>>513986155 (OP)
>authoritarian
I wish. We're as liberal and fucked as the USA and Western Europe.

>>513986156
Idk bro. Chatgpt says otherwise...

>>513986157
It's clearly hallucinating because that's deboonked

>>513986158
>deboonked
By?

>>513986156
Russia under President Putin is generally not considered a liberal democracy by most international standards and assessments. Here’s why:

**Limited Political Competition**: Russia has restrictions on opposition parties and candidates. Many opposition figures have faced legal challenges, imprisonment, or worse. Independent media outlets have been heavily restricted or shut down.

**Civil Liberties**: There are significant constraints on freedom of speech, assembly, and press. Laws against “extremism” and “foreign agents” have been used broadly to limit civil society organizations and independent journalism.

**Rule of Law**: International observers often point to concerns about judicial independence and the use of the legal system for political purposes.

**Electoral Process**: While elections are held, international monitors have raised questions about their fairness, citing issues like media bias, restrictions on opposition candidates, and procedural irregularities.

Organizations like Freedom House, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index, and Polity IV consistently rate Russia as “not free” or “authoritarian” rather than liberal democratic.

That said, Russia does have some democratic institutions and processes, and there are ongoing debates among scholars about how to characterize different political systems. The situation is also dynamic - Russia’s political system has evolved significantly since the 1990s, generally in a more restrictive direction regarding liberal democratic norms.

Different people may have varying perspectives on this depending on their political views and how they weigh different aspects of governance.

>>513986157
Use claude sonnet. It ranks consistently MUCH higher in IQ, but not genius tier.