This is because illiberal democracies can rise from both consolidated liberal democracies and authoritarian states. Historically, democracies and republics have been rare. Globally, the Revolution accelerated the rise of republics and democracies. Both these principles are enshrined within the constitutions of most modern democracies. The 1936 Constitution enumerated economic rights not included in constitutions in the Western democracies. Menocal, Fritz, and Rakner try to draw the similarity between illiberal democracies and hybrid regimes. Luxembourg enjoys a degree of economic prosperity very rare among industrialized democracies. The above definitions are binary, classifying nations into either democracies or non-democracies. Regime type is important for illiberal democracies. Communism was a threat to the democracies in this part of the world. Sexting is a prevalent and normalized practice among youth in many western, liberal democracies. Majority rule is used pervasively in many modern western democracies. Canada is one of the oldest constitutional democracies in the world. NED also funded political groups in the democracies of Western Europe in the 1980s. The position corresponds to that of Prime Minister in other parliamentary democracies.