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== K ==

[[File: When plunder becomes a way of life.jpg |thumb |right |200px |“''When [[plunder]] becomes a way of life for a group of men in a [[society]], over the course of time they create for themselves a [[legal system]] that [[authorizes]] it and a [[moral code]] that [[glorifies]] it.''”</br> ~ [[Frédéric Bastiat]] ]]

'''[[Kakistocracy]]'''
: A pejorative term for a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. It is used as an image rather than as an official title, given its derogatory connotation. The earliest known use in 1644 was Paul Gosnold warning of transforming "''our well-temperd Monarchy into a mad kinde of Kakistocracy''", then relatively inactive until the word reappeared in the early 19th century.
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Knoll Erwin Knoll]
* WikiSpooks: [https://WikiSpooks.com/wiki/Kakistocracy Kakistocracy]

[[File: Kleptocracy.png |thumb |right |200px |'''[[KLEPTOCRACY]]'''</br>
''Who said cheaters never win?''</br>
A satirical parody of the popular "Monopoly" board game.]]

'''[[Kleptocracy]]'''
: Alternatively '''[[cleptocracy]]''' or '''[[kleptarchy]]''', (from the greek 'κλέπτης' - ''kleptēs'', "thief" and κράτος - ''kratos'', "power, rule", hence "rule by thieves"), also referred to as '''[[thievocracy]]''', is a form of political and [[government corruption]] where the government exists to increase the personal [[wealth]] and political [[power]] of its leaders ('''[[kleptocrats]]'''), officials, and the [[ruling class]] at the expense of the wider population, often with [[Machiavellian]] pretenses of honest service. Typically they [[embezzle]] or [[misappropriate]] government [[funds]] at the expense of the wider population without public announcement explanations, apologies, nor legal charges or punishments levied against offenders.
: Kleptocracy is different from [[plutocracy]] (rule by the richest) and [[oligarchy]] (rule by a small elite) or [[cronyism]] (with their associates).
* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy Kleptocracy]
* WikiSpooks: [https://WikiSpooks.com/wiki/Kleptocracy Kleptocracy]

'''[[Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy]]'''
: ''Everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge.''
: ~ Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Knoll Erwin Knoll]

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-== K ==
+[[File: When plunder becomes a way of life.jpg |thumb |right |200px |“ ''When [[plunder]] becomes a way of life for a group of men in a [[society]], over the course of time they create for themselves a [[legal system]] that [[authorizes]] it and a [[moral code]] that [[glorifies]] it.'' ”<BR> ~ [[Frédéric Bastiat]] ]]
-[[File: When plunder becomes a way of life.jpg |thumb |right |200px |“''When [[plunder]] becomes a way of life for a group of men in a [[society]], over the course of time they create for themselves a [[legal system]] that [[authorizes]] it and a [[moral code]] that [[glorifies]] it.''”</br> ~ [[Frédéric Bastiat]] ]]
+== [[Kakistocracy]] ==
-'''[[Kakistocracy]]'''
+A pejorative term for a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens.  It is used as an image rather than as an official title, given its derogatory connotation.  The earliest known use in 1644 was Paul Gosnold warning of transforming "''our well-temperd Monarchy into a mad kinde of Kakistocracy''", then relatively inactive until the word reappeared in the early 19th century.
-[[File: Kleptocracy.png |thumb |right |200px |'''[[KLEPTOCRACY]]'''</br>
+* [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Knoll Erwin Knoll]{{WP}}
-''Who said cheaters never win?''</br>
+* [https://WikiSpooks.com/wiki/Kakistocracy Kakistocracy]{{WS}}
 A satirical parody of the popular "Monopoly" board game.]]
-'''[[Kleptocracy]]'''
+== [[Kleptocracy]] ==
-: Alternatively '''[[cleptocracy]]''' or '''[[kleptarchy]]''', (from the greek 'κλέπτης' - ''kleptēs'', "thief" and κράτος - ''kratos'', "power, rule", hence "rule by thieves"), also referred to as '''[[thievocracy]]''', is a form of political and [[government corruption]] where the government exists to increase the personal [[wealth]] and political [[power]] of its leaders ('''[[kleptocrats]]'''), officials, and the [[ruling class]] at the expense of the wider population, often with [[Machiavellian]] pretenses of honest service.  Typically they [[embezzle]] or [[misappropriate]] government [[funds]] at the expense of the wider population without public announcement explanations, apologies, nor legal charges or punishments levied against offenders.
-: Kleptocracy is different from [[plutocracy]] (rule by the richest) and [[oligarchy]] (rule by a small elite) or [[cronyism]] (with their associates).
+Alternatively '''[[cleptocracy]]''' or '''[[kleptarchy]]''', (from the greek 'κλέπτης' - ''kleptēs'', "thief" and κράτος - ''kratos'', "power, rule", hence "rule by thieves"), also referred to as '''[[thievocracy]]''', is a form of political and [[government corruption]] where the government exists to increase the personal [[wealth]] and political [[power]] of its leaders ('''[[kleptocrats]]'''), officials, and the [[ruling class]] at the expense of the wider population, often with [[Machiavellian]] pretenses of honest service.  Typically they [[embezzle]] or [[misappropriate]] government [[funds]] at the expense of the wider population without public announcement explanations, apologies, nor legal charges or punishments levied against offenders.
-* Wikipedia: [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy Kleptocracy]
-* WikiSpooks: [https://WikiSpooks.com/wiki/Kleptocracy Kleptocracy]
+Kleptocracy is different from [[plutocracy]] (rule by the richest) and [[oligarchy]] (rule by a small elite) or [[cronyism]] (with their associates).
-'''[[Knoll's Law of Media Accuracy]]'''
+: ~ [https://en.Wikipedia.org/wiki/Erwin_Knoll Erwin Knoll]{{WP}}
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JasonCarswell at 14:13, 6 April 2025