NationStates Jolt Archive

acracy government by none;
anarchy adhocracy government in an unstructured fashion; an unstructured organization
albocracy government by white people
anarchy government by none
androcracy government by men
anemocracy government by the wind or by whim
angelocracy government by angels
antarchy opposition to government; anarchy
argentocracy government by money
aristarchy government by the best
aristocracy government by the nobility
arithmocracy government by simple majority
autarchy government by an absolute ruler
autocracy government by one individual
barbarocracy government by barbarians
beerocracy government by brewers or brewing interests
biarchy government by two people;
diarchy binarchy government by two people; diarchy
bureaucracy government by civil servants
cannonarchy government by superior firepower or by cannons
capelocracy government by shopkeepers
chiliarchy government by one thousand people
chirocracy government by physical force
chromatocracy government by rulers of a particular skin colour
chrysoaristocracy government by the wealthy;
plutocracy chrysocracy government by the wealthy; plutocracy
corpocracy government by corporate bureaucrats
cosmarchy rulership over the entire world, esp. by the devil
cottonocracy government by those involved in the cotton trade
cryptarchy secret rulership
decadarchy government by ten individuals; decarchy
decarchy government by ten individuals
demarchy government by the people; popular government
democracy government by the people
demonarchy government by a demon
demonocracy government by demons or evil forces
despotocracy government by despots or tyrants
diabolocracy government by the Devil
diarchy government by two people
dinarchy government by two people; diarchy
dodecarchy government by twelve people
doulocracy government by slaves
duarchy government by two people; diarchy
dulocracy government by slaves; doulocracy
dyarchy government by two people; diarchy
ecclesiarchy government by clerics or ecclesiastical authorities
endarchy centralised government
ergatocracy government by the workers or the working class
ethnarchy government over an ethnic group
ethnocracy government by an ethnic group or race
exarchy government by bishops
foolocracy government by fools
gerontocracy government by the aged
gunarchy government by women; gynarchy
gymnasiarchy government over a school or academy
gynaecocracy government by women; gynarchy
gynarchy government by women
gynocracy government by women; gynarchy
hagiarchy government by saints or holy persons
hagiocracy government by holy men
hamarchy government by a cooperative body of parts
hecatarchy government by one hundred people; hecatontarchy
hecatontarchy government by one hundred people
hendecarchy government by eleven people
heptarchy government by seven people
heroarchy government by heroes
hetaerocracy government by paramours
heterarchy government by a foreign ruler
hierarchy government by a ranked body; government by priests
hierocracy government by priests or religious ministers
hipparchy rule or control of horses
hoplarchy government by the military
hyperanarchy condition of extreme anarchy
hyperarchy excessive government
iatrarchy government by physicians
infantocracy government by an infant isocracy equal political power
jesuitocracy government by Jesuits
juntocracy government by a junta
kakistocracy government by the worst
kleptocracy government by thieves
kritarchy government by judges
landocracy government by the propertied class; timocracy
logocracy government of words
matriarchy government by women or mothers
meritocracy government by the meritorious
merocracy government by a part of the citizenry
mesocracy government by the middle classes
metrocracy government by mothers or women; matriarchy
millionocracy government by millionaires
millocracy government by mill owners
mobocracy government by mobs or crowds
monarchy government by one individual
moneyocracy government by the monied classes
monocracy government by one individual
myriarchy government by ten thousand individuals
navarchy rulership over the seas
neocracy government by new or inexperienced rulers
nomocracy government based on legal system; rule of law
ochlocracy government by mobs
octarchy government by eight people oligarchy government by the few paedarchy government by children
paedocracy government by children; paedarchy
panarchy universal rule or dominion
pantarchy government by all the people; world government
pantisocracy government by all equally
paparchy government by the pope
papyrocracy government by newspapers or literature
parsonarchy government by parsons
partocracy government by a single unopposed political party patriarchy government by men or fathers
pedantocracy government by pedants or strict rule-bound scholars
pentarchy government by five individuals
phallocracy government by men
philosophocracy government by philosophers
phylarchy government by a specific class or tribe
physiocracy government according to natural laws or principles
pigmentocracy government by those of one skin colour
plantocracy government by plantation owners
plousiocracy government by the wealthy; plutocracy
plutarchy government by the wealthy; plutocracy
plutocracy government by the wealthy
polarchy government by many people; polyarchy
policeocracy government by police
pollarchy government by the multitude or a mob; ochlocracy
polyarchy government by many people
polycracy government by many rulers; polyarchy
popocracy government by populists
pornocracy government by harlots
prophetocracy government by a prophet
psephocracy government resulting from election by ballot
ptochocracy government by beggars or paupers; wholesale pauperization
punditocracy government by political pundits
quangocracy rule of quasi-autonomous non-governmental organizations
rotocracy government by those who control rotten boroughs
septarchy government by seven rulers; heptarchy
shopocracy government by shopkeepers
slavocracy government by slave-owners
snobocracy government by snobs
sociocracy government by society as a whole
squarsonocracy government by landholding clergymen
squatterarchy government by squatters; squattocracy
squattocracy government by squatters
squirearchy government by squires
squirocracy government by squires; squirearchy
statocracy government by the state alone, without ecclesiastical influence
stratarchy rulership over an army
stratocracy military rule or despotism
strumpetocracy government by strumpets
synarchy joint sovereignty
technocracy government by technical experts
tetradarchy government by four people; tetrarchy
tetrarchy government by four people
thalassiarchy sovereignty of the seas; thalassocracy
thalassocracy sovereignty of the seas
thearchy rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers
theatrocracy government by gathered assemblies of citizens
theocracy government by priests or by religious law
timarchy government by the propertied class; timocracy
timocracy government by the propertied class
triarchy government by three people
tritarchy government by three people;
triarchy tritheocracy government by three gods
whiggarchy government by Whigs
xenocracy government by a body of foreigners

What's your favourite type of government? Post others if they aren't on the above list.

*twitch*

...Umm, I'd have to say Athenian Democracy, or Voluntary Government.

monarchy, i think its great

theres also robocracy: government by robots

Jesuitocracy.

The Guarani can back me on this one.

Government by computer

Vittocracy

Direct democracy.

I'm wondering what the definitions of the suggested forms of government by posters other than the OP are.

You forgot P....


no, I won't go there. ;)

My favourite form of government?

Burning and/or bleeding.

Direct democracy.

I'm wondering what the definitions of the suggested forms of government by posters other than the OP are.

Direct democracy would never work, IMO. 99.999999999999999999999999% of the people in the world are far, far, far too stupid (with only a few exceptions).

In answer to the question, though, my favorite form of government is a benevolent dictatorship, that, if it were an NS nation, would have the following ranks:

Civil rights: Frightening
Economy: Frightening
Political freedoms: Outlawed

There is no government in the normal sense of the word: however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals concentrates mainly on Law and Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison (i.e. NONE). Income tax is unheard of.

I didn't find Anarchosyndicalism by Makhno, Durruti and Zapata, but that's what I stand for anyways.

my favorite form of government is a benevolent dictatorship
Agreed.
Theoretically, it is the best form of govt.

Direct democracy would never work, IMO. 99.999999999999999999999999% of the people in the world are far, far, far too stupid (with only a few exceptions).

In answer to the question, though, my favorite form of government is a benevolent dictatorship,And how would this benevolent dictator be chosen?

And how would this benevolent dictator be chosen?

I would be the benevolent dictator in question. I'd allow people to do almost anything they wanted. They'd be able to do virtually everything except vote (although local elections would be tolerated, and individual communities would be able to vote on which economic system they wanted).

I would be the benevolent dictator in question. I'd allow people to do almost anything they wanted. They'd be able to do virtually everything except vote (although local elections would be tolerated, and individual communities would be able to vote on which economic system they wanted).Ah, I see. And why should the people trust you to hold to your promises? Why should they trust that power wouldn't corrupt you?

Ah, I see. And why should the people trust you to hold to your promises? Why should they trust that power wouldn't corrupt you?

Everyone would be allowed to own guns. If the people felt I was becoming too dictatorial, they could overthrow me.

Everyone would be allowed to own guns. If the people felt I was becoming too dictatorial, they could overthrow me.

Leading to you being overthroen the moment someone with a large following decides they want a slice of that power.

You see, A Benevolent Dictatorship is only theoretical, and probably wont be anything else, because only utter bastards ever find their way into power.



Personally I go for a whammedocracy - government by a bunch of blokes in the pub.

Leading to you being overthroen the moment someone with a large following decides they want a slice of that power.

You see, A Benevolent Dictatorship is only theoretical, and probably wont be anything else, because only utter bastards ever find their way into power.



Personally I go for a whammedocracy - government by a bunch of blokes in the pub.

There've been a few benevolent dictators.

Leading to you being overthroen the moment someone with a large following decides they want a slice of that power.

You see, A Benevolent Dictatorship is only theoretical, and probably wont be anything else, because only utter bastards ever find their way into power.That's essentially what I was getting at, though I'd point out that I don't feel that even a benevolent dictatorship is the best form of government. Having a choice as to who leads you (or doesn't lead you) is always better than not having a choice.

There've been a few benevolent dictators.That's true, power doesn't always corrupt. Charlemagne is a good example of a benevolent dictator.

That's essentially what I was getting at, though I'd point out that I don't feel that even a benevolent dictatorship is the best form of government. Having a choice as to who leads you (or doesn't lead you) is always better than not having a choice.


But you having a choice means everyone has a choice, and lets face it, is the world best served by the people who are best at playign the meda being in power?


And personally I dont think power corrupts at all, I just think corrupt people are more able to get INTO power.

But you having a choice means everyone has a choice, and lets face it, is the world best served by the people who are best at playign the meda being in power?


And personally I dont think power corrupts at all, I just think corrupt people are more able to get INTO power.With direct democracy, you don't have to worry about that sort of thing. :)

Direct democracy would never work, IMO. 99.999999999999999999999999% of the people in the world are far, far, far too stupid (with only a few exceptions).


Now THAT I can agree with! That's why democracy would only work in a perfect world- where everyone is intelegent, rational and honest. It's an idealist's pipe dream in reality.

I would think perhapse a council of monarchs would work (er... polyarchs?) No one has authority over the others, concencus or at least majority vote amongst them would be the rule; there's a low chance the majority of them would be evil. When any decision is made, the opinion of all polyarchs is presented to the people, then if the people decide to overthrow some they'd know if others are on their side. Use elected representatives to inform the polyarchs of the people's position, but these representatives can only pass on opinion, they have no authority and the polyarchs can choose to ignore it.

I dunno, that seems like it could work.

You see, A Benevolent Dictatorship is only theoretical, and probably wont be anything else, because only utter bastards ever find their way into power.


So not true. Consider Costa Rica:
"After more than a decade of political turmoil, General Tom s Guardia seized power in 1870. Though he ruled as a military dictator, his 12 years in power were marked by progressive policies like free and compulsory primary education, restraining the excesses of the military and taxing coffee earnings to finance public works. It was Guardia who contracted Minor Keith to build the Atlantic railroad from San Jose to the Caribbean."
-http://centralamerica.com/cr/info/history.htm

This dictator did more for his country's benefit than any democratic polititian, and his departure was almost immediately followed by civil war because the first 'democratic' elected goverment refused to give up power when voted out.

Now here's an issue with democracy: Like any leaders, those elected care first and foremost about staying in power. Even a good leader believes they need to stay in power for the benefit of their nation. They do this by keeping as many votes as possible, and avoid doing anything that they know would cause them to loose favor with a demographic. And what's one of the largest demographics in north america? Criminals. As long as criminals are alowed to vote, they will not be sufficiently punished; any leader who strengthens laws looses the votes of a lot of people. Since the favor of those who obey the law can be attained by alternate means, the justice system continues to get more slack and crime runs rampant. Anyone who does anything about it is voted out in favor of one who might reverse the improvement.

A more or less anarchic ergatocracy.

Direct democracy would never work, IMO. 99.999999999999999999999999% of the people in the world are far, far, far too stupid (with only a few exceptions).

In answer to the question, though, my favorite form of government is a benevolent dictatorship, that, if it were an NS nation, would have the following ranks:

Civil rights: Frightening
Economy: Frightening
Political freedoms: Outlawed

There is no government in the normal sense of the word: however, a small group of community-minded, pro-business individuals concentrates mainly on Law and Order, with areas such as Social Welfare and Social Equality receiving almost no funds by comparison (i.e. NONE). Income tax is unheard of.

Stupidity is not a sufficient reason to eliminate self-rule. But I would support a minarchist monarchy before I supported a bloated democracy.

The obvious drawback to a despot is the impossibility of finding and maintaining a benevolent ruler.

I didn't find Anarchosyndicalism by Makhno, Durruti and Zapata, but that's what I stand for anyways.
Yup, or anarcho-communism- which isn't all that different. :p

thearchy rule by a god or gods; body of divine rulers

This is the best, but I am a minarchist in most respects.

Stupidity is not a sufficient reason to eliminate self-rule.

Yes it is. You're basically surrendering the fate of a nation to idiots.

Vittocracy
It's refreshing to see the logical choice of so many "libertarian" capitalists, that is, dictatorship. Such consistency is commendable.

You see, A Benevolent Dictatorship is only theoretical, and probably wont be anything else, because only utter bastards ever find their way into power.

There've been a few benevolent dictators.

Be careful what you say. Magdha knows about every government that has ever existed.

I didn't find Anarchosyndicalism by Makhno, Durruti and Zapata, but that's what I stand for anyways. Yup, or anarcho-communism- which isn't all that different. :p

Definitely

Definitely

Hurrah! *forms black bloc and proceeds to fuck shit up*

I'm a big fan of enlightened dictatorships where I would be in charge.

I would surround myself by capable, uncorruptible ministers and I would consult them and the rest of the population I rule, but I would retain a veto over the policies and anything the government is involved in.

ergatocracy government

*waits for the "No government like no government line"*

Decepticon Government. Peace through Tyranny, baby.

My NS nation is a copy of the RL government that I think is best.

I consider the best form of government to have existed to date was the Ustashe government of Ante Pavelic, that ruled the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) from April 1941 to May 1945.

Such a shame that the Bolshevik terrorists of Joseph Tito, with their Jewish and US backers, destroyed the Ustashe NDH.

bump

Trotskyist/Lenninist/Marxist Socialism. Dictatorship of (by) the Prolatariat and all that.

(Eek! Typo was Sosalism, government by Sammy Sosa?) (Would beat the bombastic governing by Souza, though, which would eventually merge with the Hungarians and eveolve into SouzaLizst rule.)

Anyhoo.