Wokeness ranking in Spain: PP leads, PSOE trails in this index
An index measures the 'wokeness' of Spain's political parties: PP 345, Vox 340, Podemos 335 and PSOE 320. The debate over who is more 'woke' is intensifying.
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PP, Vox, Podemos and PSOE: who is more 'proge' according to this controversial index?
A recent analysis has proposed a scoring system to measure the level of 'proge' of Spain's main political parties. The indicator, based on four variables (support for proge laws, support for proge countries and companies, support for immigration laws, and distrust of anti-proge countries), places the PP at the top with 345 points, trinc by Vox (340), Podemos (335) and PSOE (320).
The ranking's author argues that all four parties exceed 200 points, the threshold he considers defines a party as 'proge'. The classification has sparked debate, especially over the position of Vox, which some consider the only genuinely anti-proge party due to its opposition to laws such as the gender violence law or city traffic restrictions.
The methodology of the 'anti-proge' index
The system assigns 0 to 100 points in each of the four categories. The scores reflect a subjective assessment: the PP gets 90 for support for proge laws, 85 for support for proge countries/companies, 85 for immigration and 85 for distrust of anti-proge countries. Vox, despite its critical rhetoric, receives 70, 100, 75 and 95 respectively, totalling 340.
Podemos reaches 335 with high scores on laws (100) and immigration (95), but lower on distrust of anti-proge countries (70). The PSOE closes with 320, standing out on laws (90) and immigration (90), but low on distrust (65).
The controversy over Vox: really 'proge'?
Some participants in the debate consider Vox the only truly anti-proge party, since it proposes repealing the gender violence law and traffic restrictions. However, the ranking penalises it for its support of what the author calls a 'proge country' and its opposition to countries considered anti-proge, factors which, according to the author, give it a high 'proge index'.
The left's paradox: Podemos and PSOE in low positions
Although Podemos and PSOE are traditionally seen as champions of pogre policies, the ranking places them behind PP and Vox. The main reason is their lower score on 'distrust of anti-proge countries': the PSOE only gets 65 and Podemos 70, while PP and Vox reach 85 and 95 respectively. This reflects a controversy over how to measure opposition to governments considered 'illiberal'.
The debate makes it clear that the concept of 'proge' is ambiguous and that applying it to Spanish politics raises more questions than answers. With these figures, the proposed index offers a debatable but useful snapshot of the tensions in today's ideological spectrum.
A recent analysis has proposed a scoring system to measure the level of 'proge' of Spain's main political parties. The indicator, based on four variables (support for proge laws, support for proge countries and companies, support for immigration laws, and distrust of anti-proge countries), places the PP at the top with 345 points, trinc by Vox (340), Podemos (335) and PSOE (320).
The ranking's author argues that all four parties exceed 200 points, the threshold he considers defines a party as 'proge'. The classification has sparked debate, especially over the position of Vox, which some consider the only genuinely anti-proge party due to its opposition to laws such as the gender violence law or city traffic restrictions.
The methodology of the 'anti-proge' index
The system assigns 0 to 100 points in each of the four categories. The scores reflect a subjective assessment: the PP gets 90 for support for proge laws, 85 for support for proge countries/companies, 85 for immigration and 85 for distrust of anti-proge countries. Vox, despite its critical rhetoric, receives 70, 100, 75 and 95 respectively, totalling 340.
Podemos reaches 335 with high scores on laws (100) and immigration (95), but lower on distrust of anti-proge countries (70). The PSOE closes with 320, standing out on laws (90) and immigration (90), but low on distrust (65).
The controversy over Vox: really 'proge'?
Some participants in the debate consider Vox the only truly anti-proge party, since it proposes repealing the gender violence law and traffic restrictions. However, the ranking penalises it for its support of what the author calls a 'proge country' and its opposition to countries considered anti-proge, factors which, according to the author, give it a high 'proge index'.
The left's paradox: Podemos and PSOE in low positions
Although Podemos and PSOE are traditionally seen as champions of pogre policies, the ranking places them behind PP and Vox. The main reason is their lower score on 'distrust of anti-proge countries': the PSOE only gets 65 and Podemos 70, while PP and Vox reach 85 and 95 respectively. This reflects a controversy over how to measure opposition to governments considered 'illiberal'.
The debate makes it clear that the concept of 'proge' is ambiguous and that applying it to Spanish politics raises more questions than answers. With these figures, the proposed index offers a debatable but useful snapshot of the tensions in today's ideological spectrum.
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