idiocracy

 

idiocracy (countable and uncountable, plural idiocracies)

(humorous, politics) A government run by idiots. 

(slang, derogatory) A society where idiocy is the norm, often denoting the current state of the world.

"The Ship of State / Ship of Fools" metaphor (Plato? Sokrates?)

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