Government Exception Bias

A form of bias based on Winston Churchill's famous quote about democracy being "the worst form of Government except for all those other forms"—used to justify abuses, atrocities, and crimes committed by democratic, quasi-democratic, semi-democratic, or pseudo-democratic governments, particularly Western and liberal democratic ones. The bias works by establishing an impossible standard: democracy is judged against utopia, while alternatives are judged against their actual historical performance. Any democratic failure is excused by "but it's better than the alternatives"; any authoritarian success is dismissed as exceptional or temporary. Government exception bias allows democratic states to commit human rights abuses, wage illegal wars, and suppress dissent while maintaining the moral high ground—because, after all, they're not as bad as those regimes. The bias is most visible in discussions of Western foreign policy, where "flawed but still the best" becomes a blanket justification for anything.

Example: "When criticized for drone strikes killing civilians, he deployed government exception bias: 'Democracies make mistakes, but at least we're not a dictatorship that murders its own people.' The comparison was true but irrelevant—it excused specific atrocities by appealing to general superiority. The victims didn't care about comparative political science; they cared about being dead. Government exception bias had done its work: changing the subject from crime to comparison."

by Dumu The Void February 18, 2026

GoHerping

A reptile man who will not change me to a normal color without a weird tag to it

Oh look GoHerping gave another tesla away

by HuanTacoVan February 7, 2025

Governor of South Korea

You know what? You're right. Thought, I may also be the Front Man.

Hym "You know what? You're right Frannie. Becoming the governor of South Korea could be considered a betrayal of my Japanese brothers and sister. Therefore! I will rule from Japan. I'll ship the Korea women to me."

by Hym Iam February 22, 2025

goer

a woman that had a lot of sex activities and that’s probably down to whoever

Person 1: yo gang i fucked sum shit at the party last night night, *pulls the ig*, this her
Person 2:oh that’s Dora i fucked her too twin she takes mad dick ngl
Person 3: nah fr she fucked 70% of the niggas I know even the chopped ones
Person 1: oh so she’s a goer

by PippodaGoat March 2, 2025

gojer

The new term for the world's best nap, unexpected or planned mid-length nap that completely revives you post-practice or in between classes.
origin: golf/ hockey team - Davenport University

Just had the best gojer after practice - Brendan

by dirtyport March 6, 2025

gojer

The new term for the world's best nap, unexpected or planned mid-length nap that completely revives you post-practice or in between classes.
origin: golf/ hockey team - Davenport University

Just had the best gojer after practice - Brendan

by dirtyport March 6, 2025

Government Cheese

Poverty, the state of being poor

Also known as “eating cheese from the government”

(Talking about a rich person)
“You can tell they ain’t never got a taste of that Government Cheese”

(Talking about making it out)
“Can’t believe I used to live off Government Cheese”

(Talking about someone poor)
“They look like they have Government Cheese for every meal”

by ñēvērłāñd March 12, 2025