This is because illiberal democracies can rise from both consolidated liberal democracies and authoritarian states. Many of these countries are not constitutionally liberal and can be described as illiberal democracies. The Nazis built on the illiberal, anti-pluralist elements of Weimar's political culture. Regime type is important for illiberal democracies. Menocal, Fritz, and Rakner try to draw the similarity between illiberal democracies and hybrid regimes. Ngo has investigated what he calls illiberal reactions he claims threaten college freedoms. Venezuela is an example of an Illiberal Democracy. The Russian Federation under Vladimir Putin has also been described as an illiberal democracy. A classic example of an illiberal democracy is Singapore. He also accepts Plato's illiberal measures such as the censorship of literature. His attitude towards the native Indians was similarly illiberal. Deemed illiberal they attracted particular attention in the years 1931-33.