Impeachment: Impeach Bush, Cheney, Because we have become The Fascist Kakistocracy Of The United States Of America

THE FASCIST KAKISTOCRACY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

I have had an uneasy feeling of late because I just couldn’t seem to put my finger on definitive verbal painting of what The Bush Regime Administration is about in its totality, that is until I was watching The Nation Spelling Bee and one of those 13 and 14 year old finalist sounded the missing chord…Kakistocracy!

Bright kids; they deserve a better future, a better America than the one being cooked up by the Neocon Chefs in The White House.

DON'T MISS THE ENDING SUMMARY COMPARISON!

WE ARE A FASCIST KAKISTOCRACY AT THE MOMENT


DEMOCRACY (WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE)

DE·MOC·RA·CY /dɪˈmɒk rə si/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[di-mok-ruh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -cies.


1.-GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE; A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE SUPREME POWER IS VESTED IN THE PEOPLE AND EXERCISED DIRECTLY BY THEM OR BY THEIR ELECTED AGENTS UNDER A FREE ELECTORAL SYSTEM.

2. a state having such a form of government: The United States and Canada are democracies.

3.-a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights and privileges.

4. political or social equality; democratic spirit.

5.-the common people of a community as distinguished from any privileged class; the common people with respect to their political power.

[Origin: 1525–35; < href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=demo-">demo- + -kratia -cracy ]
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DE·MOC·RA·CY (dĭ-mŏk'rə-sē) Pronunciation Key n. pl. de·moc·ra·cies
Government by the people, exercised either directly or through elected representatives.

A political or social unit that has such a government.

The common people, considered as the primary source of political power.

Majority rule.

The principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community.

[French démocratie, from Late Latin dēmocratia, from Greek dēmokratiā : dēmos, people; see dā- in Indo-European roots + -kratiā, -cracy.]

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REPUBLIC (WHAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE)

re·pub·lic /rɪˈpʌb lɪk/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[ri-puhb-lik] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun

1.-A STATE IN WHICH THE SUPREME POWER RESTS IN THE BODY OF CITIZENS ENTITLED TO VOTE AND IS EXERCISED BY REPRESENTATIVES CHOSEN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BY THEM.

2.-any body of persons viewed as a commonwealth.

3.-a state in which the head of government is not a monarch or other hereditary head of state.

4.-(initial capital letter ) any of the five periods of republican government in France. Compare

First Republic, Second Republic, Third Republic, Fourth Republic, Fifth Republic.

5.-(initial capital letter, italics ) a philosophical dialogue (4th century b.c.) by Plato dealing with the composition and structure of the ideal state.

[Origin: 1595–1605; < href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=public">public ]

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re·pub·lic (rĭ-pŭb'lĭk) Pronunciation Key n.

A political order whose head of state is not a monarch and in modern times is usually a president.

A nation that has such a political order.

A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.

A nation that has such a political order.

A political order in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who are entitled to vote for officers and representatives responsible to them.

A nation that has such a political order.

often Republic A specific republican government of a nation: the Fourth Republic of France.

An autonomous or partially autonomous political and territorial unit belonging to a sovereign federation.

A group of people working as equals in the same sphere or field: the republic of letters.

[French république, from Old French, from Latin rēspūblica : rēs, thing; see rē- in Indo-European roots + pūblica, feminine of pūblicus, of the people; see public.]

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REPUBLIC

1604, "state in which supreme power rests in the people," from Fr. république, from L. respublica (abl. republica), lit. res publica "public interest, the state," from res "affair, matter, thing" + publica, fem. of publicus "public" (see public). Republican (adj.) "belonging to a republic" is recorded from 1712; in noun sense of "one who favors a republic" it is recorded from 1697; and in sense of a member of a specific U.S. political party (the Anti-Federalists) from 1782, though this was not the ancestor of the modern Republican Party, which dates from 1854. Republicrat in U.S. political jargon usually meaning "moderate," is attested from 1940.

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REPUBLIC
noun

1. -a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them [syn: democracy]

2. -a form of government whose head of state is not a monarch; "the head of state in a republic is usually a president"

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REPUBLIC [rəˈpablik] noun

(a country with) a form of government in which there is no king or queen, the power of government, law-making etc being given to one or more elected representatives (eg a president, members of a parliament etc)
Example: The United States is a republic — the United Kingdom is not.

See also: republican

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REPUBLIC

A form of government in which power is explicitly vested in the people, who in turn exercise their power through elected representatives. Today, the terms republic and democracy are virtually interchangeable, but historically the two differed. Democracy implied direct rule by the people, all of whom were equal, whereas republic implied a system of government in which the will of the people was mediated by representatives, who might be wiser and better educated than the average person. In the early American republic, for example, the requirement that voters own property and the establishment of institutions such as the Electoral College were intended to cushion the government from the direct expression of the popular will.

[Chapter:] World Politics

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Main Entry: re·pub·lic Function: noun

1 : a government having a chief of state who is not a monarch and who in modern times is usually a president; also : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government

2 : a government in which supreme power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers and representatives responsible to them and governing according to law; also : a political unit (as a nation) having such a form of government

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UPON CLOSER EXAMINATION WE FIND THE FOLLOWING TO BE EXTANT

FASCISM (OUCH! SOUNDS LIKE US TODAY)

FAS·CISM /ˈfæʃ ɪz əm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fash-iz-uh m] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun

1.-(sometimes initial capital letter ) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

2.-(sometimes initial capital letter ) the philosophy, principles, or methods of fascism.

3.-(initial capital letter ) a fascist movement, esp. the one established by Mussolini in Italy 1922–43.

[Origin: 1915–20; < href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fasces">fasces) + -ismo -ism ]

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FAS·CISM (fāsh'ĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key n.

often Fascism

A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.

Oppressive, dictatorial control.

[Italian fascismo, from fascio, group, from Late Latin fascium, from Latin fascis, bundle.]

FAS·CIS'TIC (fə-shĭs'tĭk) adj.

Word History: It is fitting that the name of an authoritarian political movement like Fascism, founded in 1919 by Benito Mussolini, should come from the name of a symbol of authority. The Italian name of the movement, fascismo, is derived from fascio, "bundle, (political) group," but also refers to the movement's emblem, the fasces, a bundle of rods bound around a projecting axe-head that was carried before an ancient Roman magistrate by an attendant as a symbol of authority and power. The name of Mussolini's group of revolutionaries was soon used for similar nationalistic movements in other countries that sought to gain power through violence and ruthlessness, such as National Socialism.

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FASCISM
noun

a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

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Fascism [ˈfӕʃizəm] noun

a nationalistic and anti-Communist system of government like that of Italy 1922-43, where all aspects of society are controlled by the state and all criticism or opposition is suppressed

See also: fascist
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FASCISM [(fash-iz-uhm)]

A system of government that flourished in Europe from the 1920s to the end of World War II. Germany under Adolf Hitler, Italy under Mussolini, and Spain under Franco were all fascist states. As a rule, fascist governments are dominated by a dictator, who usually possesses a magnetic personality, wears a showy uniform, and rallies his followers by mass parades; appeals to strident nationalism; and promotes suspicion or hatred of both foreigners and “impure” people within his own nation, such as the Jews in Germany. Although both communism and fascism are forms of totalitarianism, fascism does not demand state ownership of the means of production, nor is fascism committed to the achievement of economic equality. In theory, communism opposes the identification of government with a single charismatic leader (the “cult of personality”), which is the cornerstone of fascism. Whereas communists are considered left-wing, fascists are usually described as right-wing.

Note: Today, the term fascist is used loosely to refer to military dictatorships, as well as governments or individuals that profess racism and that act in an arbitrary, high-handed manner.

[Chapter:] World History since 1550

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FAS·CISM /ˈfæʃ ɪz əm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[fash-iz-uh m] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun

1.-(sometimes initial capital letter ) a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism.

2.-(sometimes initial capital letter ) the philosophy, principles, or methods of fascism.

3.-(initial capital letter ) a fascist movement, esp. the one established by Mussolini in Italy 1922–43.

[Origin: 1915–20; < href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=fasces">fasces) + -ismo -ism ]

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FAS·CISM (fāsh'ĭz'əm) Pronunciation Key n.

often Fascism

A system of government marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism.

A political philosophy or movement based on or advocating such a system of government.

Oppressive, dictatorial control.

[Italian fascismo, from fascio, group, from Late Latin fascium, from Latin fascis, bundle.]

FAS·CIS'TIC (fə-shĭs'tĭk) adj.

Word History: It is fitting that the name of an authoritarian political movement like Fascism, founded in 1919 by Benito Mussolini, should come from the name of a symbol of authority. The Italian name of the movement, fascismo, is derived from fascio, "bundle, (political) group," but also refers to the movement's emblem, the fasces, a bundle of rods bound around a projecting axe-head that was carried before an ancient Roman magistrate by an attendant as a symbol of authority and power. The name of Mussolini's group of revolutionaries was soon used for similar nationalistic movements in other countries that sought to gain power through violence and ruthlessness, such as National Socialism.

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FASCISM
noun

a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

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FASCISM [ˈfӕʃizəm] noun

a nationalistic and anti-Communist system of government like that of Italy 1922-43, where all aspects of society are controlled by the state and all criticism or opposition is suppressed

See also: fascist

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fascism [(fash-iz-uhm)]

A system of government that flourished in Europe from the 1920s to the end of World War II. Germany under Adolf Hitler, Italy under Mussolini, and Spain under Franco were all fascist states. As a rule, fascist governments are dominated by a dictator, who usually possesses a magnetic personality, wears a showy uniform, and rallies his followers by mass parades; appeals to strident nationalism; and promotes suspicion or hatred of both foreigners and “impure” people within his own nation, such as the Jews in Germany. Although both communism and fascism are forms of totalitarianism, fascism does not demand state ownership of the means of production, nor is fascism committed to the achievement of economic equality. In theory, communism opposes the identification of government with a single charismatic leader (the “cult of personality”), which is the cornerstone of fascism. Whereas communists are considered left-wing, fascists are usually described as right-wing.

Note: Today, the term fascist is used loosely to refer to military dictatorships, as well as governments or individuals that profess racism and that act in an arbitrary, high-handed manner.

[Chapter:] World History since 1550

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KAKISTOCRACY (IS THERE ANY QUESTION AT ALL?)

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kak·is·toc·ra·cy /ˌkæk əˈstɒk rə si/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kak-uh-stok-ruh-see] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -cies.

GOVERNMENT BY THE WORST PERSONS; A FORM OF GOVERNMENT IN WHICH THE WORST PERSONS ARE IN POWER.

[Origin: 1820–30; < href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=-cracy">-cracy ]
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ka·kis·to·crat·i·cal /kəˌkɪs təˈkræt ɪ kəl/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled

Pronunciation[kuh-kis-tuh-krat-i-kuh l] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, adjective

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kak·is·toc·ra·cy (kāk'ĭ-stŏk'rə-sē, kä'kĭ-) Pronunciation Key n. pl. kak·is·toc·ra·cies
GOVERNMENT BY THE LEAST QUALIFIED OR MOST UNPRINCIPLED CITIZENS. [Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad; see caco- + -cracy.]

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KAKISTOCRACY

1829, "GOVERNMENT BY THE WORST ELEMENT OF A SOCIETY," COINED ON ANALOGY OF ARISTOCRACY FROM GK. KAKISTOS "WORST," SUPERL. OF KAKOS "BAD" (WHICH IS PERHAPS RELATED TO THE GENERAL IE WORD FOR "DEFECATE") + -KRATIA "RULE OF," FROM KRATOS "STRENGTH, POWER, RULE" (SEE -CRACY).

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A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC is thus, a government by the people; a form of government in which the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. A state in which the supreme power rests in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly by them. Today, the terms republic and democracy are virtually interchangeable, but historically the two differed. Democracy implied direct rule by the people, all of whom were equal, whereas republic implied a system of government in which the will of the people was mediated by representatives, who might be wiser and better educated than the average person. The common people are considered as the primary source of political power, Majority rule prevails and the principles of social equality and respect for the individual within a community are primary tenets of such governments.



A FASCIST KAKISTOCRACY is a governmental system led by a dictator having complete power, forcibly suppressing opposition and criticism, regimenting all industry, commerce, etc., and emphasizing an aggressive nationalism and often racism, a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism) wherein governments or individuals profess racism and act in an arbitrary, and high-handed manner, appealing to strident nationalism; and promoting suspicion or hatred of both foreigners and “impure” people within his own nation; marked by centralization of authority under a dictator, stringent socioeconomic controls, suppression of the opposition through terror and censorship, and typically a policy of belligerent nationalism and racism. Government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power, Government by the worst element of a society and government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.