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Re: CHAT: Support/Oppression of Conlanging

From:Pablo David Flores <pablo-flores@...>
Date:Wednesday, June 19, 2002, 0:01
Andreas Johansson <and_yo@...> writes:

> Anyways, I invented the word _cacocracy_ "bad government"
I think it sums up, in a general swoop, all the things you can say about such a government, doesn't it? A rock band here in Argentina, _Divididos_, used the word _cleptocracia_ (kleptocracy) in one song. Very interesting too (it referred to our own governments, of course -- past and present). Also used around here: _dedocracia_ (fingercracy) -- i. e. when one or some influential people just pick up those they know and give them positions in their administration. Who would guess ancient Greek would be still so productive (transitively)? :) --Pablo Flores http://www.angelfire.com/ego/pdf/ng/index.html