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Rep v Dem is nearly irrelevant (5.00 / 2) (#17)
by janinsanfran on Sat Aug 04, 2007 at 08:18:51 PM EST
The scholarly term for what we have here is "poliarchy."

From a talk by Rahul Mahajan:

This democracy is a debased polity named by the scholar William Robinson "poliarchy." In poliarchy, democratic forms become a sort of play acting rather than an exercise of political power. Elites rule, enlisting the masses of people only as extras in their dramas.
Seems about right.

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Polyarchy (none / 0) (#20)
by joejoejoe on Sun Aug 05, 2007 at 09:49:09 AM EST
Thanks for the link and earlier post on your blog about "polyarchy". I had trouble finding more on the topic in a Google search until I realized the spelling had a Y not an I, not something you would have known sitting in on a speech. I think what you descibe fits exactly what we are seeing in our system of goverment, theatre and not respect for their oath to uphold the Constitution.

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