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		amelius on April 10, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kakistocracy Article doesn't explain how these are formed.

ceejayoz on April 10, 2020 [–]

That's in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_United_States_presidentia.... ;-)

More seriously: Political cronyism, charismatic demagogues, pandering via popular but bad policies, etc.

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