Lightly seared on the reality grill
falling outside
normal moral constraints
with a fine disregard for awkward facts
refreshingly unconcerned with
the vulgar exigencies of veracity
Kakistocrats.
Copyright © 2018 Kim Whysall-Hammond
“Kakistocrat” is Ancient Greek, meaning “worst ruler”, a humorous inversion of “aristocrat”. I do think this describes politicians in both the UK and USA today……
This is a found poem, from Culture ship names.
I had to look the word up. It’s so apt!
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Yes Isn’t it? :)
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I fear that you are only too right Kim.
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Unfortunately so….. :(
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Sadly so awful, so true. Power and money above all. I’d wish them to rot in hell but it still leaves most of the world struggling with their excess destruction. Bad government for sure.
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Oh, Yes!
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Oh I do wonder if I will remember this word or will this word be listed in my dad’s
dictionary? Let’s see..Kakistocracy! Yes! But alas it’s on page 778 and I am still on the first column on the third page…so it’ll probably be sometime next year or the year after when I will reach the K’s . This word will have to wait for me!
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My Mum and I used to read the dictionary together — not much entertainment around when I was a teenager!
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that is so cool. Your mom knew how important words are. Did you look forward to it? Did you finish the whole dictionary?
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Yes and Yes! It was the “The Reader’s Digest Great Encyclopedia Dictionary”, which included explanations, a medical dictionary and even a french to english dictionary!
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I think that would be a lovely memory of a mom and you became a French speaking doctor with a big vocabulary…right? Were there pictures too?
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No pictures. And I became an Astronomer! My French is rudimentary I’m afraid 😟
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Wow your mom opened the door to languages (not just French) big words, ideas..sciences..math…the skies and beyond…even the people that did it. Things like these we are definitely not taught in school. To exploring beyond the house and school perimeters.Cool.
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Nice one! <3
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