Are we Living in a Kakistrocracy?

With every passing day I see and hear the growing lack of confidence in our political leaders at all levels of government. There is even a word for it …  Kakistocracy.

Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.

Note the definition states “or” not “and”. Some are unqualified … some are unprincipled. But not both at the same time. Not every elected leader, but enough of them to really screw things up. Enough to be in control at any one time. Party affiliation is irrelevant as the unqualified or unpricipled are everywhere. 

I remember an old time Town Chairman.  He was publicly called “backward” by opponents.  There was no way that the Town could find anyone worse. It turns out they could. I learned then, no matter how bad things were, they could get worse.

Have we found the least competent or most unprincipled yet?  Have we reached Kakistocracy?

Sorry to say, probably not.

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