#timocracies

[unicornheadnebula]

Saving Our Kakistocracy

Here is a list of various forms of government. They left out Idiocracy, so I guess we are more of a Kakistocracy right now. Or Kleptocracy.

Here is a list of various forms of government. They left out Idiocracy, so I guess we are more of a Kakistocracy right now. Or Kleptocracy. Kakistocratic Kleptocracy maybe? Or would it be Kleptocratic Kakistocracy? Various forms of government: Democracy = Rule of the people Monarchy = Rule of one Oligarchy = Rule of a few Aristocracy = Rule of the best Plutocracy = Rule of the…

[transmutationisms]

could you go a bit in depth as to why platonic dualism is fascist?

honestly u should've asked me this in a brownout in 2018 but ok. and this is like, semi unserious because fascism is a set of material conditions and relations, not an abstract ideology. but i would posit basically three main avenues through which these things relate:

the notion of moral agency residing in a 'soul' that is yoked to a passive and corrupted 'body'; the idea these are two opposed and ontologically distinct substances or aspects of being, wherein one must overcome or discipline the other; the positioning of bodily & material human existence as corrupt & corrupting, & a distraction or perversion of a 'truer' spiritual or transcendent dimension (see: the historical relationships between fascisms & gnosticisms, esotericisms, certain body ideals, &c)

the use of platonist ideas in political philosophy, & here i'm not litigating what plato himself thought because that's a complicated historical question begging certain forms of both literary analysis and contextualisation; rather i'm talking about eg the idea of the 'noble lie' and the philosopher-king as expounded in the republic, and how such ideas continue to play a role in modern reactionary political discourses seeking to naturalise inequality, authoritarianism, and oligarchy, including by appeals to timocracy

the use of appeals to 'greco-roman' (lol) history and politics as a way of construing the modern 'west' as a kind of glorious cultural and democratic tradition, and the use of this rhetorical construct in discourses of white nationalism & 'european' identity, where appeals to plato & platonism have varying degrees of actual engagement with the text or its historical context, & are more driven by the notion of a great western pantheon or literary canon, from which transhistorical and universal wisdom is to be gleaned (often this process occurs in conjunction with nostalgic and reactionary theorising about modern culture as 'degenerate' & in need of restoration or regeneration by, again, the influence of noble and enlightening cultural forces, sometimes with distinct flavours of self-help; see also: the relationship between modern reactionaries & eg platonically inflected stoicisms)

[allaantica]

365 Days of Alla Antica, Day #2

(Note, the above map is still largely a Work in Progress!)

“The Oshaym is a curiosity for those who dwell on its myriad coastlines — that is, a curiosity much like the Sun, the Eye of Aryohl, or any other casual phenomenon. It is at once a place of bounty, bringing up from its depths fish and whale oil, as well as lost treasures from ancient empires, whilst also being a vast sea of stinging salt that harbours countless dangers in the forms of the Uhdinnim and the dreaded Zroh. The Oshaym at once provides and imperils, protects and undermines, defines and defies.”

The Oshaym — meaning "Bone Sea" in the primary trade language, Dabru, spoken across the Nepshe Confederacy — is a vast sea connecting to the outside ocean only via a small channel running through the Gap of Inkyss at its western-most edge. It is named the Bone Sea for the spectral salt-encrusted white towers that occasionally thrust up from its depths, and can be seen in its shallower reaches, the last evidence of a once enormous ancient empire that spanned the salt flats of the Oshaym before it was flooded. Since the explosion of Hror Inkyss millenia ago, those same salt flats have played host to the high-salinity sea, allowing new nations to form along its banks.

The Oshaym is largely under the control of the Protectorate of Kaisor, the chief state of the Nepshe Confederacy, though their rivals in the Protectorate of Azriqor control some of the south-west coast, whilst the Zholik Timocracy and the scattered tribes of the Jugvod-Lumbad control portions of the eastern stretch known as the Mayym. The only free archipelago within the Oshaym, outside of these larger polities, is the Aħ-Ħsari Syndicate, who hold out from their home of Meħbe-set Dujru.

The Oshaym is, quite clearly, the Pyrric take on the Mediterranean Sea, with lots of inspiration drawn from its folkloric elements, especially those taken from my own culture of Ammi Maltese. Tales of Atlantis inspire the Uhdinnim Empire, the Zanclean flood inspired its downfall, and the scattering of the Late Bronze Age Collapse inspired the different peoples around the rim. The entirety of Alla Antica began because I wanted to imagine what the real world would be like if Carthage won the Punic Wars, rather than Rome, and whilst it has gone VERY far from that original inspiration, the first foundations of that were laid in the Oshaym which still exist in the setting today...

[xanthekholos]

when the akhos is so virulent it dismantles the timocracy<3

[memento-morri-writes]

Happy World-building Wednesday, Morri!

These are just ideas for your high—fantasy wip since I've far too many in my mind. If you need more I've more and you can hit me up in pm.

realm names:

Teron, Caros, Devina Regalia

for pantheon: love, war, peace, women, beauty, war, wrath, greed, disconcordia, concordia, wisdom, supreme god/ goddess, sun, moon, hunting, poetry, songs, protective deities for soldiers etc.

government types: democracy, tyranny, theocracy, timocracy, monarchy (constitutional monarchy or not)

I'd have some for fashion too like textures but I don't know if you need that too?

ooh, thank you!!! These are some good ideas to think about! <3

[hoursofreading]

Democracy can function, says Thomas Paine (to pick a spokesman for the US founders), because human beings are fundamentally educable, and if given a good teacher, a good reading list, and some newspapers, all human beings, or at least the overwhelming majority of them, will become capable of wise judgment and self-rule.  One’s civic duty is not to identify the wise minority and put them in power, but to disseminate the tools of education so the majority can become wise.  This thesis is opposed to aristocracy, to oligarchy, to timocracy, even to most forms of meritocracy, since education isn’t supposed to prepare people to be sorted out by the exam but to demonstrate that human beings are so excellent that everyone can pass it.

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[tarragonblack1235813213455]

SOCIAL SCIENCE

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POLITICAL SCIENCE

FORM OF GOVERNANCE

-EMPIRE- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of an emperor or empress.

-REPUBLIC- is a type of government in which the power is placed into the hands of any elected representative by the citizenship.

■CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC is a type of republic in which the people select any representative to serve temporarily in political office. Everyone will be bound to follow any rule established in the Constitution.

■PRESIDENTIAL REPUBLIC is a type of republic in which the head of state is granted power and authority separate from the legislature.

-MONARCHY- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of a monarch who will reign over a state or territory for life and by hereditary right.

■DUKEDOM is a type of monarchy in which power is placed into the hands of a grand duke or duchess.

■KINGDOM is a type of monarchy in which power is placed into the hands of a king and a queen.

-ARISTOCRACY- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of the elite class, such as the hereditary nobility or privileged caste.

-TIMOCRACY- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of people who are selected according to the degree of honor they hold in society.

-MERITOCRACY- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of people who have the most ability to govern.

-OLIGARCHY- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of a small group.

-DEMOCRACY- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of the people.

■REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY is a type of democracy in which power is placed into the hands of the people and any elected representative.

-THEOCRACY- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of the clergy.

-ANARCHY- is a type of government in which power is placed into the hands of no one.

[prelawland]

Plato’s Republic: Law and Democracy

By Lizbeth Herrera Gomez, University of Chicago, Class of 2026

July 28, 2023

Plato’s Republic centers around justice and governance, with a focus on five different regimes: aristocracy, timocracy, oligarchy, democracy, and tyranny. Democracy, in fact, is both undermined and safeguarded by the law because it protects the democratic man’s private freedom. This private freedom undermines democracy because it allows its citizens to do whatever they want, even if it’s hostile to the law. At the same time, the law safeguards this regime because it uses moderation to check that private freedom.

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[tutorz-edu-blog-blog]

Three kinds of constitution

Three kinds of constitution

There are three kinds of constitution: monarchy, aristocracy, and that based on property, timocratic. The best is monarchy, the worst timocracy. Monarchy deviates to tyranny; the king looks to his people’s interest; the tyrant looks to his own. Aristocracy passes over to oligarchy by the badness of its rulers who distribute contrary to equity what belongs to the city; most of the good things go…

[tagstrust]

Synonym for plutocracy

The military chiefs assume the control of the state, although they do not impose rules on the citizens. Stratocracy refers to a system of governance that is under military control. The ideology advocates for the leadership of the strong over the weak. Kratocracy is no longer a viable form of governance in modern societies due to the popularity of democracy. Kratocracy is a system of governance in which those who are strong enough to seize power take over the state activities through coercion, deception, and persuasion. Former U.S president Jimmy Carter and Noam Chomsky once described the United States as a democratic plutocracy. Ancient plutocracies include the Roman Empire and the Italian cities of Venice, Genoa, and Florence. Plutocracy advocates for the control of the society by the wealthy at the expense of democracy and equality. Plutocracy or plutarchy is a form of oligarchy in which society is ruled and controlled by a few wealthy citizens. The members of the council were from wealthy families, military generals, influential businessmen and large landowners. Aristocracy evolved in Ancient Greece where a council of noble people was chosen as part of the Senate. AristocracyĪristocracy is a system of governance in which power is vested in a few individuals considered the ruling class. Oligarchy exists in different forms such as aristocracy, plutocracy, kratocracy, stratocracy, timocracy, meritocracy, technocrachy, geniocracy, noocracy, theocracy, kritarchy and patricracy. The Athenians even drew judges and jurors from the public and vested them with the power to ensure justice and overrule the Assembly.įorms of Government by Oligarchic Attributes In fourth century BCE, Athenians revolted against the oligarchical government and restored democracy by selecting government officers from large groups of adult volunteers. Many political theorists believe that modern-day oligarchies might be mistaken for democracy because despite elections, power is still held within the hands a of select few. A majority of today’s de jure democratic governments are de facto oligarchies since they are ruled by a small group of people from powerful and influential families who have shared interests. Today the system is better known as plutocracy. The term “oligarchy” was pioneered by Aristotle to refer to the rule of the rich. Oppression is used to subdue those who rise against the state. The majority of oligarchies are known to be tyrannical, relying on the submission and obedience of the public. The control of oligarchic states is passed from one generation to the other, although inheritance of the family wealth is not a necessary condition. The class of people in power is distinguished by wealth, family ties, nobility, military or religious control. An oligarchy is a form of governance in which administrative power is vested in a select few people.

[androcola]

Hi!! I just discovered the song Lemon Boy by Cavetown. I have no idea if it would be your taste in music or not lol, but it reminded me of your m&m headcannon so i though I’d share

Ive heard of cave town before but as far as I know they're modern music and I literally haven't listened to modern music since classic rock 😳 but I'll give the song a listen soon and tell u what I think!!

[mrsarcadian]

For the Monkees ask: 7, 37, and 53

7. favorite song?

ugh, the question i’ve been trying for the last 10 years to answer. all time, it’s a tie between ’as we go along,’ ’sometime in the morning’ and ’i’ll spend my life with you.’ right now, i am really digging on ’auntie’s municipal court,’ ’every step of the way’ ( JUST THE BEST SONG EVER ) and ’midnight train!’

37. let’s say that you wake up one morning and you’re in the pad, living out your life as a monkee. what’s the first thing you do?

omg!!! i would definitely do my best to find out how they’re paying for that beautiful beachfront property in california, because oh my god? do you know how expensive that would be? and then i would get myself in a good ol’ fashioned romp ( rainbow room, anyone? )

53. what’s your favorite picture of them?

AAAAAH A SOFT QUESTION. i love the headquarters cover photoshoot!

[ilovemosss]

For the Monkees ask: 23, 24, and 29!

23: favourite album?

pisces aquarius capricorn and jones

24: the object to your left is the center of an episode. what happens?

object: cat

the boys take in a stray cat and give it a meal, and then it wont leave their house. so they go to increasingly ridiculous lengths to hide this from mr babbitt, who wont stop dropping in on them. eventually the cat's original owner shows up and it goes back home

29: can you recite any scenes/episodes from memory?

my occupation is the family disappointment soooooo no

[serenpop]

Hi! It’s mike-nesmith-for-mayor here 😊. Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth, Monkees à la Carte, and Prince and the Paupers.

Don’t Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth: Do you have any pets?mhm! 2 cats, 7 ferrets n a goldfish!Monkees à la Carte: What is your favourite local restaurant or small business? Tell us a bit about it.i dont really go out to shops but their is this cute lil shop i get sweets from! the guy who owns it is such a sweetheart!The Prince and the Paupers: Which Monkee is most similar to you?davy! both born in england n all our measurements are roughly the same! both tiny hopeless romantics with tempers uhgiourthgiu

@mike-nesmith-for-mayor

[honey-dont]

Monkee vs Machine, Monkees à la Mode, and Monkees on the Line

Monkees vs. Machine: What is your occupation and what do you do in your spare time?

i work retail atm but i’m starting grad school next month for my mlis degree! i wanna be an archivist :) i also do a lot of writing & drawing in my free time

Monkees à la Mode: Which Monkee has the best wardrobe?

mike.............stupid sexy cowboy

Monkees On the Line: What’s the best phone call you’ve ever received?

i am deaf so phone calls fill me with confusion and fear

[sloswimmer]

Republic Bk VIII & IX EP 21 Defective Constitutions and Damaged Souls