Maybe it&#x27;s easier to define an open society in terms of what it isn&#x27;t: it isn&#x27;t a society in which women are second rate citizens, it isn&#x27;t a society where religion forms the backbone of the state, it isn&#x27;t a society where free speech in a practical sense is forbidden, it isn&#x27;t a society where politics are so rotten that the basics of democracy are no longer present. So North Korea probably doesn&#x27;t qualify as an open society, but Sweden does. Russia probably doesn&#x27;t but that&#x27;s up for debate, that&#x27;s just my view.