New Bulwark to ponder.

[livvy]

48percenter suggested in the rockery post that we continue this game, and nominated me to do the next word. I loved the post by VI with the simple Bulwark exclamation, so I propose we call all future quests the Bulwarks.

Anyway this one might be easy, but it was the first thing I thought of, as it's one of my favorite newly discovered words.


Some might be tempted to call our current government this, and it's not "a disaster". So what's my word?

[PatSeg]

1. Great idea

Now we have our own "in word" and it has nothing to do with where we live. Just woke up, so have to think on this one.

[Tashca]

2. Is a good idea

I like the Bulwark idea too.......and I'm just at the age where I can pick new stuff up..:o

Now I'll have to think abit on your hint...

[gateley]

3. Fascist. nt

[livvy]

4. Nope. n/t

[gateley]

5. Quagmire?

EDIT -- I'll let this stand but I looked up the definition after I posted it. Not quite the definition I thought... :7

[livvy]

7. Uh, uh. n/t

[gateley]

6. There's SO MUCH opportunity for

snarky, hysterical and also heartbreaking responses. So, restraining myself, is this a word that we're hearing in the media? Is it a synonym for disaster?

[livvy]

8. No and no. It is a name for a type of government. n/t

[gateley]

9. OH -- okay. Are you SURE it's not Fascist? -) nt

[gateley]

10. Aristocracy? nt

[Tashca]

11. let me try

Plutocracy???

anything with a planet name in it interests me!...:rofl:

[livvy]

12. Marsostocracy or Saturnoscracy...

They lived under a Venustocracy. It was a very loving culture of corruption. :rofl:

[Tashca]

13. Please don't explain the one from:

Uranus......I'm not sure I can handle that one....:rofl:

[livvy]

14. Uranustocracy...

where those who rule do so with their heads up their asses. :rofl:

[Tashca]

16. OMG/.....STOP!!!!!

:rofl: :rofl:

[CrispyQ]

40. ROFL

:rofl:


:thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Muttocracy]

25. Plutocracy would apply... nt

[Tashca]

15. Oligarchy?? ....nt

[gateley]

18. I was wondering that, too --

it's a type of government I'd never heard of until I came to DU!

[Muttocracy]

24. that's what came to mind as far as a type of govmt. FIASCO was my other word... nt

[livvy]

17. I found a few good ones.

They aren't the Bulwark, but apparently real forms of governments.
I am laughing my ass off....

beerocracy: government by brewers or brewing interests

bestiocracy: rule by beasts (sounds like my house)

pornocracy: government by harlots

snobocracy: government by snobs

[WheelWalker]

20. Militacracy !

[CrispyQ]

41. Ding, ding! Winner! -nt

[WheelWalker]

19. Theocracy - only I think that doesn't hold so much now at the end (I trust) of this administration.

Oh, are you talking this government, or this administration? Can we agree that these words must be nouns, and not merely adjectives?

[livvy]

26. It is a noun. There are some that say...

all forms of government are really a ____________________, though I disagree.

[WheelWalker]

32. A Mistake.

[livvy]

34. :) Teeheehee..

[WheelWalker]

21. Opaqcracy

[gateley]

22. GOOD one, VI! nt

[Muttocracy]

23. excellent! nt

[livvy]

27. There are many words that you've thought of, that I'd agree is a part of our Republic...

at least with the lying weasel, darth, and the rest of the dirtbags in charge. But this one word really struck home with me because of the absolutely horrendous job they have done of governing.

[Muttocracy]

28. ok, I'm cheating on Wikipedia... Kleptocracy? nt

[livvy]

29. No. What is that? A government that steals?

I haven't heard that one before. Pretty much fits. Has anyone noticed that none of the types of governments we've thought of are very complimentary. Such a surprise!

[Muttocracy]

30. pretty much - here the definition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy

"...A kleptocracy (sometimes cleptocracy) (root: klepto+kratein = rule by thieves) is a term applied to a government that extends the personal wealth and political power of government officials and the ruling class (collectively, kleptocrats) at the expense of the population. A kleptocratic government often goes beyond merely awarding the prime contracts and civil service posts to friends (a common feature of corrupt governments). They also create projects and programs at a policy level which serve the primary purpose of funneling money out of the treasury and into the pockets of the executive with little if any regard for the logic, viability or necessity of those projects..."

MY new favorite word, plus ochlochracy (mob rule)

[livvy]

31. Sounds like GD-P! n/t

[WheelWalker]

33. I want a Hipocracy.

[livvy]

35. Then we Bidenites would rule.

I originally read your post as hypocrisy, and posted something very different.

I have come to my senses and edited this so that it has something to do with what you posted.

[WheelWalker]

36. Thank you. Only the hip should rule.

[gateley]

37. Kakistocracy?

government by the worst

(not in DU spell check, by the way)

[livvy]

44. Yes!!!!! You got it! Well done, Gateley!

Kakistocracy is government by the very worst, most unscrupulous, most evil, or least qualified that a nation has to offer. It is government by very, very, very baaaadd to the bone, worst elements of society.

Here is your prize...a little something from Google Images.

[PatSeg]

49. Thank you for the new word

Very well done. How on earth did you find it?

[gateley]

50. I don't know how Livvy found it,

but I found it by googling something she wrote --

There are some that say...

all forms of government are really a


And found a page with a list of like a zillion types of governments. I knew I was on the right page since some of the other ones she'd cited were there -- e.g. beerocracy, so I just had to figure out which one best described our current administration -- THE WORST!

[livvy]

53. Isn't it a wonderful word?

I found it right here on DU, just about a year ago. I'm not sure if this is the actual post. There have been many! Typical, huh? If you want the latest or newest, or what isn't found anywhere else, you just have to come "home"!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=1016278

Here's a bunch of references to it on DU's Google, 10 pages of it:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/searchresults.html?q=kakistocracy&sitesearch=democraticunderground.com&sa=Search&domains=democraticunderground.com&client=pub-7805397860504090&forid=1&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&cof=GALT%3A%23008000%3BGL%3A1%3BDIV%3A%23336699%3BVLC%3A663399%3BAH%3Acenter%3BBGC%3AFFFFFF%3BLBGC%3A336699%3BALC%3A0000FF%3BLC%3A0000FF%3BT%3A000000%3BGFNT%3A0000FF%3BGIMP%3A0000FF%3BFORID%3A11&hl=en

[PatSeg]

56. Yes, it truly is a wonderful word

It is sad, however, that there is a real life application for it.

[gateley]

38. Foolocracy??

government by fools

[Muttocracy]

39. OK, give us a hint - is it an -ocracy? nt

[CrispyQ]

42. Plutocracy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plutocracy

snip...

Plutocracy is the rule or power through wealth or by the wealthy. In a plutocracy, the degree of economic inequality is high while the level of social mobility is low. This can apply to a multitude of government systems, as the key elements of plutocracy transcend and often occur concurrently with the features of those systems. The word plutocracy (Modern Greek: πλουτοκρατία - ploutokratia) is derived from the ancient Greek root ploutos, meaning wealth and kratein, meaning to rule or to govern.

[gateley]

43. Boy, there are a LOT that are applicable,

but apparently not Livvy's new favorite word thus far.

[livvy]

45. Kakistocracy!!! Kudos to Gateley!

:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

[Eurobabe]

46. OK, so it's back to gately for the next round.

I slept through all this. :(

[gateley]

48. I'll see if I can come up with another Seattle word. 15 years ago I

probably could have used barista.... :7

[Eurobabe]

51. If you can't think of anything, I'll be your surrogate

:D

Since I always wake up and the answer is found. :(

[gateley]

55. Good! I hereby anoint you as my surrogate.

Have at it -- thanks!!

[Eurobabe]

58. Oh just got your message

so I get to choose the next Bulwark? Time to put the thinking cap on....

:spray:

[gateley]

47. I think I found your source -- is that cheating? nt

[livvy]

52. Finding a source is resourceful, not cheating!

Actually, that's not where I found the word. The first time I heard the word was on DU last year. I was so impressed with it as a perfect way to describe the lying weasel, etc. that I made a small poster of it with its definition. I have it posted in my classroom, along with some other small posters of words of wisdom. I haven't been called on it, yet, but I guess to call me on it would be to admit that it's critical of our current administration, which could be construed as sharing the same thoughts, eh?

Aren't some of those government words a hoot? It would be fun to add more to the list:

duckocracy: government that consistently dodges the main issues

rockeryocracy: government formed by layers or tiers, without any cementing bonds between them. Held together only by the oppressive weight of the upper layer.

spongeocracy: government that frequently absorbs the messes made by itself. Cleanup is usually incomplete, and left for others to finish the job.

volcanicocracy: government on the verge of exploding

[PatSeg]

54. "Rockeryocracy"

Priceless!!!!

[Muttocracy]

57. Rockeryocracy! Yes!