17 points | by pmags 8 hours ago ago
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https://archive.ph/oSwvO
Less pleasant -cracy words to recognize illiberal devolution trends across the world:
- Anocracy - illiberal, pretend democracy.
- Chirocracy - rule by force.
- Kakistocracy - rule by the most unqualified and/or unethical individuals.
- Kleptocracy - rule for profit.
- Kratocracy - power seized and/or maintained through force and/or guile.
- Mortocracy - rule based on death and destruction.
- Ochlocracy - rule by a mob, i.e., the Reign of Terror.
- Phobocracy - rule by fear.
- Plutocracy - rule by economic aristocracy, a loose subset of oligarchy (rule by an unelected few).
- Quangocracy - rule by unelected bureaucrats.
https://archive.ph/oSwvO
Less pleasant -cracy words to recognize illiberal devolution trends across the world:
- Anocracy - illiberal, pretend democracy.
- Chirocracy - rule by force.
- Kakistocracy - rule by the most unqualified and/or unethical individuals.
- Kleptocracy - rule for profit.
- Kratocracy - power seized and/or maintained through force and/or guile.
- Mortocracy - rule based on death and destruction.
- Ochlocracy - rule by a mob, i.e., the Reign of Terror.
- Phobocracy - rule by fear.
- Plutocracy - rule by economic aristocracy, a loose subset of oligarchy (rule by an unelected few).
- Quangocracy - rule by unelected bureaucrats.