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liberal N proud

(60,944 posts) Thu Nov 14, 2024, 08:11 PM Thursday

It's going to be an Idiocracy

Because we can’t call it a democracy anymore

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It's going to be an Idiocracy (Original Post) liberal N proud Thursday OP

It has been an Idiocracy for a long time, long time coming Meowmee Thursday #1

This is what bdamomma Thursday #2

Meowmee

(5,467 posts)

1. It has been an Idiocracy for a long time, long time coming

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 08:15 PM

Thursday

And the system was already deeply flawed, otherwise we wouldn’t be in this situation

bdamomma

(66,392 posts)

2. This is what

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Thu Nov 14, 2024, 08:22 PM

Thursday

it is going to be:

Kakistocracy

government by the least suitable or competent citizens of a state:
"the danger is that this will reduce us to kakistocracy"
a state or society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens:
"the modern regime is at once a plutocracy and a kakistocracy" · "the man in the street must share part of the blame for allowing such a kakistocracy to entrench itself"

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