Apologies, dear readers, this topic does not deserve my usual formating.
*ahem.*
HEY, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF THE FREEDOM HOUSE? IT IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT DOES REPORTS ON THE SUPPOSED "FREEDOM" A COUNTRY HAS. YOU MAY ASK, "Oh, how do you measure freedom? Isn't that like subjective?". YES. YOU ARE CORRECT DEAR, SMART, THOUGHTFUL READER. THE FREEDOM HOUSE OPTS TO CURTAIL THIS ISSUE BY USING A STANDARDIZED QUESTIONNAIRE TO GAUGE FREEDOM. WELL LET ME TELL YOU, THESE QUESTIONS AINT VERY GOOD AT THEIR JOB BECAUSE I THINK SOME COUNTRIES ARE CHEATING ON THEIR TESTS IF YOU GET WHAT I AM SAYING. WE ARE STUDYING IN MY POLISCI CLASS THE BALTIC NATIONS, YOU KNOW, LIKE LATVIA, LITHUANIA, ESTONIA, THOSE ONES. ANYWAYS, TURNS OUT, THESE COUNTRIES DO NOT TREAT THEIR RUSSIAN MINORITIES VERY WELL. BASICALLY FORCING THEM TO ABANDON THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGE AND DENY THEM CITIZENSHIP. THEY CAN NOT VOTE, BY THE WAY. SO, SURELY COUNTRIES WITH SUCH DRACONIAN POLICIES WOULD BE KIND OF LOW, YES? SURELY LESS THAN AMERICA.
ESTONIA GOT A 94/100 ON THE FREEDOM SCALE.
NINETY-FOUR
OUT OF
ONE-HUNDRED.
THE US HAS A 75, BY THE WAY. THIS IS BUT ONE EXAMPLE OF THIS ABSOLUTELY BACKWARDS SCALE I HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH IN MY TENURE IN THE CLASS. IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING.
Anyways, enjoy life, be happy and smell flowers every one.
Compelling, but you might use some links or graphics to help explain? I think I get what you are describing, but you might use more of the tools of the blog to help make your points. 75. BLERG.
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