Everybody's heard of "RINOs" -- Republicans In Name Only.
As governments in established democracies like the United States, Britain, Turkey, Brazil, Egypt, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, etc. face a rising wave of discontent and struggle to keep the lid on popular anger brought about by their own endemic power-corruption and anti-democratic efforts to maintain themselves and their systems in power, I think the time is ripe to start popularizing this term:
DINOs (short for "dinosaurs", of course) -- Democracies In Name Only.
That's a good concept, but I am afraid since RINO refers to the Republican Party, the term would confuse people because on hearing "DINO" most people would think it is a reference to the Democratic Party of the U.S., and not a reference to democracies.
RINO could just as well be "republics in name only". And as far as democracies are concerned, "in name only" is fine with with me. I have no interest in being compelled by policies, so bad, but they fly with only 51% approval.
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From: Richard Winger <richardwinger@...>
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Subject: Re: [lpsf-discuss] A new term
That's a good concept, but I am afraid since RINO refers to the Republican Party, the term would confuse people because on hearing "DINO" most people would think it is a reference to the Democratic Party of the U.S., and not a reference to democracies.
Richard Winger
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From: Starchild <sfdreamer@...>
Subject: [lpsf-discuss] A new term
To: "LPSF Discussion List" <lpsf-discuss@yahoogroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 9:13 AM
Everybody's heard of "RINOs" \-\- Republicans In Name Only\.
As governments in established democracies like the United States, Britain, Turkey, Brazil, Egypt, Greece, Bulgaria, Spain, etc\. face a rising wave of discontent and struggle to keep the lid on popular anger brought about by their own endemic power\-corruption and anti\-democratic efforts to maintain themselves and their systems in power, I think the time is ripe to start popularizing this