Ochlocracy: Let's avoid "mob rule"

[Writer]

A simple, yet futile, plea to reason, regardless of who you support...

Ochlocracy (Greek: οχλοκρατία or okhlokratía; Latin: ochlocratia) is government by mob or a mass of people, or the intimidation of constitutional authorities. In English, the word mobocracy is sometimes used as a synonym. As a pejorative for majoritarianism, it's akin to the Latin phrase mobile vulgus meaning "the easily moveable crowd."

As a term in civics it implies that there is no formal authority whatsoever, not even a commonly-accepted view of anarchism, and so disputes are raised, contended and closed by brute force − might makes right, but only in a very local and temporary way, as another mob or another mood might just as easily sway a decision. It is often associated with demagoguery and the rule of passion over reason.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mob_rule

...although I think it's much too late.

[NightWatcher]

1. if I had to pick a form based soley on the purist definition

-a theory that regards the absence of all direct or coercive government as a political ideal and that proposes the cooperative and voluntary association of individuals and groups as the principal mode of organized society.

-Absence of any form of political authority.

-a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)






http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/anarchy

[countingbluecars]

2. Can't have those pesky

people taking an active part in their government.

[Writer]

3. Actually that would be called a "democracy." n/t