Comment 120159

By ergopepsi (registered) | Posted September 28, 2016 at 10:35:44 in reply to Comment 120157

'Meritocracy' is a term invented in the 50's by using the familiar method of picking a noun or adjective and appending 'ocracy' to it. Think 'gate'. There's actually a wikipedia page listing all of the '-gate' scandals. My favourite is 'Gategate'.

It started as the title of a sci-fi book 'Rise of the Meritocracy' which describes a dystopian society where those who are 'fit to lead' end up serving their own interests while disenfranchising the lower classes.

At the end of the day if people are selfish, greedy and/or stupid any political system will fail.

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