Recessivism

(Noun) 1. Social, political and economic philosophy designed to disassemble (with the intent to destroy) democratic republican ideals and institutions and supplant them with pro-corporate economic primacy. This philosophy is designed to benefit the economic elite, usually corporate, over or at the expense of other communal or societal institutions, such as governments. A practitioner of recessivism champions corporate personhood and rights often at the direct expense of the environment, flesh and blood human rights and socio-economic conditions. Practitioners typically pursue deregulation of financial institutions to the point of facilitating the cannibalistic stage of capitalism.

Recessivism leads us to believe that America was best under the proto-fascist fusion of the British Monarchy, Parliament and the British East India Company.

by rladlof December 16, 2009

recessivist

(Noun) 1. An individual or group devoted to social, political and economic philosophies and policies designed to disassemble with the intent to destroy democratic republican ideals and institutions and supplant them with pro-corporate economic primacy. 2. Policies designed to benefit the economic elite, usually corporate, over or at the expense of the communal or societal. 3. Champion of corporate personhood and rights over or at the expense of flesh and blood human rights or socio-economic conditions. 4. An individual or group devoted to pursuing deregulation financial institutions to the point of facilitating the cannibalistic stage of capitalism.

(Adjective) Of, related to or pertaining to social, political and economic philosophies and policies designed to disassemble with the intent to destroy democratic republican ideals and institutions and supplant them with pro-corporate economic primacy. 2. Of, related to or pertaining to policies designed to benefit the economic elite, usually corporate, over or at the expense of the communal or societal. 3. Of, related to or pertaining to championing of corporate personhood and rights over or at the expense of flesh and blood human rights or socio-economic conditions. 4. Of, related to or pertaining to the pursuit deregulation financial institutions to the point of facilitating the cannibalistic stage of capitalism.

Alan Greenspan worked tirelessly to institute recessivist policies during his oversight of the Federal Reserve leading to economic collapse.

by rladlof December 16, 2009

regressivism

Actions by humans who don't realize their actions have been done in the past to the detriment of many

Regressivism has taken hold of American society so much that one would think we are living in 1961, not 2016.

by Moirraine January 15, 2016

recessionism

Recessionism is a political ideology that believes an economic recession would benefit the rich and powerful while harming the poor and average working class. This is because the wealthy and billionaires would be able to buy things cheaper while the working class would have to suffer more due to the loss of jobs. The recessionist believes that this will push the government to make the rich pay more taxes, thus making the economy better off and this is a form of economic socialism, which is a major part of the capitalist system. The recessionist believes that the economy will get better if the rich suffer more from losing their money and their jobs and that the economy will get worse if the rich get richer and lose fewer jobs.

This is because the average person is a capitalist and the recessionist believes that a capitalist is someone who is against the interests of the poor and the working class, thus making the rich and powerful even go bankrupt.

In 2011, Congress passed a bill that gave more money to the government and banks.

This bill was the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and this act was passed because the government and the banks were in trouble, due to the financial crisis and the recession. This act had some good effects, but it was also used as a way to redistribute wealth.

Recessionism is a classic bait-and-switch ideology.

by The Ferocious Whomper December 8, 2022

regressivism

A political ideology aimed at rolling back societal progress, mainly where social justice and equal rights are concerned. It can be opposed to any background, class, creed, ethnicity, gender, language, nation, race, religion, sex, etc. Usually specific to the region, society and time. Often confused with conservatism. Whereas conservatism attempts to prevent new social change, regressivism aims to reverse existing change entirely. Regressivists often hide under the incorrect label of conservatism which has the effect of sanitizing their beliefs.

JOŽO: Dežo calls himself a conservative, but I know for a fact he wants to take away already existing rights.
FERO: His ideology is not conservatism, it is regressivism.

by pookapine March 19, 2026