Definition of Pathocracy
Definition: pathocracy (n). A system of government created by a small pathological minority that takes control over a society of normal people (from Political Ponerology: A Science on the Nature of Evil Adjusted for Political Purposes, by Andrew Lobaczewski)
Pathocracy
from Greek pathos, “feeling, pain, suffering”; and kratos, “rule”
A totalitarian form of government in which absolute political power is held by a psychopathic elite, and their effect on the people is such that the entire society is ruled and motivated by purely pathological values.
A pathocracy can take many forms and can insinuate itself covertly into any seemingly just system or ideology. As such it can masquerade under the guise of a democracy or theocracy as well as more openly oppressive regimes.
Characteristics
1. suppression of individualism and creativity.
2. impoverishment of artistic values.
3. impoverishment of moral values; a social structure based on self-interest and one-upmanship, rather than altruism.
4. fanatical ideology; often a corrupted form of a valid viable ‘trojan’ ideology which is perverted into a pathological form, bearing little resemblance to the substance of the original.
5. intolerance and suspicion of anyone who is different, or who disagrees with the state.
6. centralized control.
7. widespread corruption.
8. secret activities within government, but surveillance of the general population. (In contrast, a healthy society would have transparent government processes, and respect for privacy of the individual citizen).
9. paranoid and reactionary government.
10. excessive, arbitrary, unfair and inflexible legislation; the power of decision making is reduced/removed from the citizens’ everyday lives.
11. an attitude of hypocrisy and contempt demonstrated by the actions of the ruling class, towards the ideals they claim to follow, and towards the citizens they claim to represent.
12. controlled media, dominated by propaganda.
13. extreme inequality between the richest and poorest.
14. endemic use of corrupted psychological reasoning such as paramoralisms, conversive thinking and doubletalk.
15. rule by force and/or fear of force.
16. people are considered as a ‘resource’ to be exploited (hence the term “human resources”), rather than as individuals with intrinsic human worth.
17. spiritual life is restricted to inflexible and indoctrinare schemes. Anyone attempting to go beyond these boundaries is considered a heretic or insane, and therefore dangerous.
18. arbitrary divisions in the population (class, ethnicity, creed) are inflamed into conflict with one another.
19. suppression of free speech – public debate, demonstration, protest.
20. violation of basic human rights, for example: restriction or denial of basic life necessities such as food, water, shelter; detainment without charge; torture and abuse; slave labour.
September 17, 2010 at 4:15 pm |
If you want to live in a pathocracy come and live in Northern Ireland.
October 24, 2010 at 1:15 pm |
Exceptional!
November 25, 2010 at 7:23 pm |
Good summary of the characteristics of this ‘disease’. It should actually be taught at schools so that kids learn to recognize these types of mentalities early in life.
August 22, 2012 at 6:26 pm |
Unfortunately the curriculum from kindergarten to college are being written by the big corporations
February 27, 2013 at 10:17 pm
I don’t know what country you are living in, but in the United States, you’re dead wrong
January 5, 2011 at 8:18 pm |
Too bad the word wasn’t widely spread before 2000. Or 1992 or 1980.
August 29, 2013 at 6:43 pm |
Or 1984.
March 11, 2011 at 3:01 pm |
This is great! I posted your link on facebook.
August 30, 2011 at 1:00 pm |
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October 13, 2011 at 2:46 pm |
school is the first indoctrination camp….
December 8, 2011 at 5:42 pm |
love it,learned a new word today thats to your blog
good timing for what’s going on right now in the usa
December 30, 2011 at 12:11 am |
[…] Pathocracy: From Greek pathos, “evil, pain, suffering”; and kratos, “rule.” A totalitarian form of government in which absolute political power is held by psychopathic elite and their effect on the people is such that the entire society is ruled and motivated by purely pathological values. A pathocracy can take many forms and can insinuate itself covertly into any seemingly just system or ideology. As such it can masquerade under the guise of a democracy or theocracy as well as more openly oppressive regimes. (https://pathocracy.wordpress.com/definition/) […]
March 30, 2012 at 12:05 pm |
Sorry to see you haven’t followed up more on this blog. It’s such an important topic. I also agree with Robert we should consider teaching this material in age-appropriate ways in school.
April 7, 2012 at 11:05 pm |
“13. extreme inequality between the richest and poorest.”
A relative criteria like this shouldn’t be on your list. That is, if I own one mansion and you own ten, there is extreme inequality of wealth. Is such a situation undesirable? Inequality per se doesn’t tell you anything about the absolute standard of living.
You seem to suggest that without this “pathocracy” levels of wealth would naturally tend to converge. Why? Surely in any society there will be people who are lazy, cruel, dishonest, malicious etc who no-one will want much to do with. On the other hand, there will always be people with superior intelligence, energy, ingenuity, vision from whom people will willingly purchase goods or services.
October 30, 2012 at 2:54 pm |
“Surely in any society there will be people who are lazy, cruel, dishonest, malicious etc who no-one will want much to do with.”
Here is a false pathological statement. Prophète de malheur.
Greatness doen’st feed on weakness, nor the opposite.
But pathocrats try 2shape the humane world in his exact way.
May 15, 2012 at 11:47 pm |
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May 16, 2012 at 9:42 am |
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June 1, 2012 at 2:24 am |
Outstanding. I had never heard the word “pathocracy” before, though I know what totalian rule is. And someone my age should know this word-it is incredibly frightening and so is the definition. Thanx for educating this old bird, who hopes to keep learning to the second I pass.
September 30, 2012 at 4:39 am |
This describes Spain right now.
Esto describe España a día de hoy.
October 3, 2012 at 7:34 am |
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October 17, 2012 at 4:07 am |
Evilcrazy the world today, it does not get better than that.
January 12, 2013 at 5:00 am |
why does this new word need to be invented when the term oligarchy already exists?
January 14, 2013 at 1:44 pm |
What society does NOT have the above symptoms?
February 28, 2013 at 2:23 am |
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June 9, 2013 at 8:16 pm |
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June 12, 2013 at 11:10 am |
Welcome to New York.
August 7, 2013 at 6:19 am |
pathocracy is what the u.s. is right now. totalitarian. sylvia lydia morelos
August 16, 2013 at 4:11 am |
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October 13, 2013 at 10:04 pm |
basically Israel.
November 12, 2013 at 6:06 am |
http://one-evil.org/ another great site that reveals the various Pathocratic organizations throughout history. Thank you Frank O’Collins
December 3, 2013 at 1:13 am |
[…] Despite mounting evidence of our grim reality, the world’s psychopathic leadership remains willfully deaf, dumb, and blind to the unfolding global ecocide and humanicide. A persistent sounding of the alarm by a tiny minority of the population only seems to have irritated and offended those in the elite class who are pressing the fossil-fueled industrial machine onward, full steam ahead. However, it’s not a cliff we are headed towards because surely the psychopaths would have hidden their parachutes underneath their business suits. There will be no bottleneck for humans because we’re headed toward the black hole of extinction from which nobody gets out alive.Yes, they’ll be a few hangers-on for a brief period until there is only one lone straggler… and then darkness for the human species along with 99% of all other life. We’re doomed by a pathocracy: […]
January 24, 2014 at 5:30 pm |
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January 25, 2014 at 10:11 pm |
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February 9, 2014 at 5:56 am |
Hello, all.
Well, fine.
You’ve identified the problem,
but what are you going to do about it?
In my world, results are what count;
no results, not much point in it, is it?
But there *is* a solution, just not a ‘human’ one.
Humans do *not* exist in a vacuum, it just seems that way.
Ignorance is the most profound problem,
especially for people that *think* they know it all.
Everything that’s going on in our world is proof that we aren’t capable of so-called ‘self-determination”.
Stop and think about it.
Every one of us comes into the world incapable of caring for ourselves, requiring care, feeding, clothing, housing, the full range support necessary, absolutely *essential*, in order that each individual merely survive.
A great deal more needed, for a person to thrive.
All humanity is still an infant, needing care, support, direction, and especially love, for the human race to live, and to thrive.
All that comes from a greater source.
Our universe is a subset of a greater universe,
one we are unaware of, ignorant of.
There are more dimensions than we can experience,
and in the higher dimensions are the spirit creatures.
The highest of all, we call God.
That one will soon act to remove *ALL* ‘governments of men’, and replace them all with one government, ruling from a place of love, righteousness, justice, peace, and love. [Not a typo.]
Seek the True God today, while you still have time.
He is not the ‘God’ of the many religions, which are just more expressions of the same problem as the ‘governments’.
READ the BOOK! NOW!
Have a GREAT day, neighbors!
March 10, 2014 at 3:35 am |
The truth is that a “Pathocracy” is pretty much Fascism. The GOP already practice Fascism…
March 16, 2014 at 1:10 pm |
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