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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsKakistocracy, a 374-year-old word that means 'government by the worst,' just broke the dictionary
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Kakistocracy, a 374-year-old word that means 'government by the worst,' just broke the dictionary (Original Post)
demosincebirth
May 2020
OP
Your OP is badly malformed. Which dictionary? And what's with "culture" in there?
Bernardo de La Paz
May 2020
#1
Ya know, a nice person would have very kindly pointed out the OP's mistake
Ferrets are Cool
May 2020
#4
Bernardo de La Paz
(49,043 posts)1. Your OP is badly malformed. Which dictionary? And what's with "culture" in there?
"Kakistocracy" means government by incompetents (and the worst would be incompetent).
But what is "culture kakistocracy"? For one thing, it's not a word, it is a phrase.
Did you proofread your OP?
OP as posted before being edited after my question: https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=thread&address=100213377478&info=1#recs
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)4. Ya know, a nice person would have very kindly pointed out the OP's mistake
and not try to make them look or feel foolish.
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malaise
(269,172 posts)6. Ditto n/t
Celerity
(43,531 posts)8. +2
TomSlick
(11,109 posts)9. The tendency of some here to flame others is the reason many do not join the conversation.
We should all be on the same side here. A little kindness would go a long way.
Ferrets are Cool
(21,110 posts)10. 👍
appalachiablue
(41,174 posts)12. amen
Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)2. A broken dicti?
What about the dictum though?
demosincebirth
(12,543 posts)3. There, fixed.
pbmus
(12,422 posts)7. It's a Kakistrophic kleptocratic Klusterfuc or KKK