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live love laugh

(14,535 posts) Fri Dec 20, 2024, 04:40 PM Yesterday

Word for the day: Kakistocracy

Kakistocracy: A state or society governed by its least suitable or competent citizens.

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Word for the day: Kakistocracy (Original Post) live love laugh Yesterday OP

Kick Demovictory9 Yesterday #1

Makes you wonder why no one has coined "cacastocracy" for *rump. nt Buns_of_Fire Yesterday #2

I used it two days ago. Good word Bernardo de La Paz Yesterday #3

It's now a The Madcap Yesterday #4

They are neither suitable or competent. spanone Yesterday #5

Yes, it's kakistocracy and idiocracy, globally. Edim Yesterday #6

Demovictory9

(33,938 posts)

1. Kick

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 05:21 PM

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Buns_of_Fire

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2. Makes you wonder why no one has coined "cacastocracy" for *rump. nt

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 05:26 PM

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Bernardo de La Paz

(51,202 posts)

3. I used it two days ago. Good word

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 05:33 PM

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https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=19832974

The Madcap

(560 posts)

4. It's now a

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 05:53 PM

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cuckostocracy...

spanone

(137,655 posts)

5. They are neither suitable or competent.

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Fri Dec 20, 2024, 06:06 PM

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This is true....far from it.

Edim

(307 posts)

6. Yes, it's kakistocracy and idiocracy, globally.

Reply to live love laugh (Original post)

Fri Dec 20, 2024, 06:14 PM

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Always has been in human history (civilization), it gets worse and better in cycles.

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