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lunasun

(21,646 posts)
Tue Apr 17, 2018, 11:17 PM Apr 2018

The word Kakistocracy was trending Webster's . Hope more use it to describe our current state

First heard it in a song pretrump but it is one of the best words to unfortunately use to describe what we have now
I had not seen this tweet that drove the lookups
Brennan: Your 'Kakistocracy' is Collapsing
Former CIA Director drives lookups 13,700%
https://www.merriam-webster.com/news-trend-watch/brennan-your-kakistocracy-is-collapsing-20180413



Kakistocracy was among our top lookups on April 13th, 2018, rising 13,700% after its appearance in a tweet by former CIA Director John O. Brennan:
Your kakistocracy is collapsing after its lamentable journey. As the greatest Nation history has known, we have the opportunity to emerge from this nightmare stronger & more committed to ensuring a better life for all Americans, including those you have so tragically deceived.

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