A measure of the collective approval a population has for its government (or regime) based on some weighted combination of scores obtained by polling the public across a comprehensive range of issues & government actions.
Whereas democratisation is the process of making a regime more democratic, democrácity refers to the actual level achieved. (Just like heating something is different from the temperature it has.)
The CIA has developed a concept called polity which is somewhat similar but not the same.
While democracy (misleadingly) tends to be thought of as an all or nothing thing, democrácity (more realistically) can range over continuum.
Whereas democratisation is the process of making a regime more democratic, democrácity refers to the actual level achieved. (Just like heating something is different from the temperature it has.)
The CIA has developed a concept called polity which is somewhat similar but not the same.
While democracy (misleadingly) tends to be thought of as an all or nothing thing, democrácity (more realistically) can range over continuum.
The film "The Rise & Rise of Michael Rimmer" is about a polling agency expert who moves into politics & becomes Prime Minister & instigates continuous polling on all matters - even the most trivial - & raises the democrácity of the country to 100%. However, the populace is eventually exhausted by this & acquiesce in one final vote to pass absolute power to him alone, resulting in 100% dictatorship!
by derw00d February 12, 2022
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Usually used when one is not very fond of all Democratic views.
Promoting (one or more):
Pro-Choice
Helping the homeless
National Healthcare
Stem Cell Research
Volunteering
Working for the working class
Painting houses for single mothers
Global warming worries
Gay/Lesbian marriage
Usually used when one is not very fond of all Democratic views.
Promoting (one or more):
Pro-Choice
Helping the homeless
National Healthcare
Stem Cell Research
Volunteering
Working for the working class
Painting houses for single mothers
Global warming worries
Gay/Lesbian marriage
Erin was showing signs of democratism when she decided that (even though she was totally against it) she needed an abortion so her Conservative parents wouldn't kill her.
by Jizzle Fo Shizzle September 22, 2007
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It describes the act of cutting down things usually inherent in a good democracy, such as the right to vote, free speech, privacy etc.
It's often done for security reasons or because some politicians are still stuck in the 19th century.
It describes the act of cutting down things usually inherent in a good democracy, such as the right to vote, free speech, privacy etc.
It's often done for security reasons or because some politicians are still stuck in the 19th century.
by MaryMonster September 2, 2010
Get the democracision mug.The official corporate-sponsored brand of regime change, now available in crisp, flag-themed packaging! When a superpower develops a sudden, altruistic concern for foreign civilians halfway across the globe—civilians whose sovereignty is, coincidentally, located directly on top of the world’s largest untapped oil reserves—you’ve found the real deal.
It’s the perfect distraction technique: why let your leader suffer from embarrassing domestic poll numbers when you can launch a few thousand “liberating” bombs instead? Watch as cruise missiles, each one a tiny ambassador of freedom, deliver shock-and-awe democracy directly to someone else’s capital city. Never mind the messy, decades-long occupation or the small print that transfers mineral rights to Western shareholders. This is about saving people from their dictator—by installing one slightly more amenable to our pipeline routes.
It’s the perfect distraction technique: why let your leader suffer from embarrassing domestic poll numbers when you can launch a few thousand “liberating” bombs instead? Watch as cruise missiles, each one a tiny ambassador of freedom, deliver shock-and-awe democracy directly to someone else’s capital city. Never mind the messy, decades-long occupation or the small print that transfers mineral rights to Western shareholders. This is about saving people from their dictator—by installing one slightly more amenable to our pipeline routes.
Freedom&Democracy™: We had to destroy their village in order to save it. It’s not imperialism, it’s a business expense. You a free choice; take it or cry and take!
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