NounSingular despotism Plural despotisms despotism (plural despotisms)
SynonymsRelated termsFrom Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. Despotism is a form of government by a single authority, either an individual or tightly knit group, which rules with absolute political power. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License Democracy elected despotism? Q. Do you think that Democracy is limited to just voting and is merely elected despotism? what are you views on this? Asked by enycedoll - Sat May 10 18:29:33 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments A. I agree with the following statement made by George F. Will: "The argument for democracy is moral and prudential, not aesthetic. It is that, in the long run, democratic regimes are best at taming power and giving people what they deserve, which includes the elevating experience of exercising sovereignty." I also agree with this statement made in the 1950s by Judge Learned Hand: "Each one of us must, in the end, choose for himself how far he would like to leave our collective fate to the wayward hands of vagarious assemblies. No one can fail to recognize the dangers to which the last 40 years have exposed such governments. ... For myself, it would be most irksome to be ruled by a bevy of Platonic Guardians, even if I knew how to choose them, [cont.] Answered by Mark D - Sat May 10 20:08:02 2008 Democracy elected despotism? ? Q. Do you think that Democracy is limited to just voting and is merely elected despotism? what are you views on this? Asked by enycedoll - Sat May 10 18:30:18 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. The semantics and fine print of the democracy versus republic argument no longer apply in 2008. The issue at hand is governance -be it a tribal village or a hegemon like the United States. As a citizen, I didn't have any say on the use of Democracy as the prevailing term for America's form of governing, however, as an educated, reasonable, and caring adult, I don't hesitate to say that in the strict interpretation of the word "democracy," the US is anything but that. From the beginning (founding fathers and other hype and myth), this nation was built on elitism, classism, and the rule of a dominant power ... white men. Even after all the "joy in the streets" when the revolution came to an end and the colonies were no longer Britain's… [cont.] Answered by curiositas49 - Sat May 10 22:14:12 2008 Who said God doesnt give room for dissent?
Q. Who can accuse God of Big Brother ism or despotism? Because from all indications, the only things He said we should not indulge are things that hurt us: rape, infidelity, murder, hatred, unforgiveness, theft, fraud, hypocrisy, lies, etc. If one of our human rights include the right to steal, why don't you steal from yourself? why should our right to dissent mean a right to make others cry? If God permitted everyone to do what pleases them, would you be happy that a 35-year old raped your 5-year old girl? If you were LORD of an Estate, would you allow anarchy? Asked by deonamihouse - Sat Jan 24 06:56:08 2009 - - 5 Answers - 0 Comments From Yahoo Answer Search: "despotism"
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 blog.heritage.org Heritage.org, DC ... it begins to spawn one of its own to control life and death and accomadate its whims. that is the beginning of despotism and the end of our country as we know it. for want of a simple cure the body of the host is lost.for want of power for powers ...  online.wsj.com Wall Street Journal He draped his despotism in Islamic garb. He made room for the mullahs and the mullahs brought the gunmen with them. Say what you will about the ways of Pakistan, its people have never voted for the darkness that descended on Swat and its surroundings. ...  groundviews.org Groundviews, Sri Lanka A martially victorious government is still the government of a democracy, accountable and changeable, and the celebrating people of Sri Lanka would do well to remember the salutary words of John Stuart Mill: Evil for evil, a good despotism , ... From Google News Search: "despotism"  steadfastpatriots.com 121px x 160px | 10.40kB [source page] We Support You Mariah Carey Hero From Yahoo Image Search: "despotism"  rightwingarchitect.wordpress.com rightwingarchitect Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:51:40 GM Here is a great article from Mark Steyn that was recently published in The New Criterion. despotic. -4096. Mark is one of my favorite writers! Please let me know what you think. ...  branemrys.blogspot.com Brandon ue, 26 May 2009 17:18:00 GM But the view that Enlightenment is consistent with . despotism. was very widespread in the actual time period to which we usually attribute the Enlightenment. In the age of Frederick and Catherine and Joseph it was hardly possible to think ...  scienceblogs.com Greg Laden Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:52:15 GM The altnernative, . despotic. decision (where a dominant individual decides where the group goes) should rarely happen. But the theory is apparently weak because . despotic. decision making seems to occur in nature. ... From Google Blog Search: "despotism" |
