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A kakistocracy (/kækɪˈstɒkrəsi/, /kækɪsˈtɒ-/) is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 days ago (2 children)

In Dutch, KAK means SHIT. So right on the money.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

You are not alone:
κακκάω

Etymology From Proto-Hellenic *kakkajō, from the Proto-Indo-European Lallwort root *kakka- (“to defecate”).[1] Related to Latin cacō, Middle Irish caccaim, Old Armenian քակոր (kʻakor), Middle Armenian քաք (kʻakʻ), and German kacken.

The word may or may not have the same origin as bad, κακά.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago

Kacke in German.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Not to be confused with khakistocracy which is when you install jake from state farm as the figurehead of your republic

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

I'd vote for Jake

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago
[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I keep saying .... call it whatever you want but it definitely isn't democracy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

or it's exactly what democracy is ☞ Plato - the republic

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Even if we had a direct democracy this election, the convict would have still won the popular vote