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Used for its association with Christian democracy. Penguin – used in some states as a symbol of the Libertarian Party; Porcupine – Libertarian Party. Used as a symbol of the Free State Project in New Hampshire and libertarian ideas and movements in general. Raccoon – Whig Party [19] Red rose – Democratic Socialists of America
The term 'dictatorship' has no other meaning but this. [19] ... democracy is not", further arguing that "we do not promise any democracy or any freedom". ...
Definition Civilian dictatorship: A dictatorship where power resides in the hands of one single person or polity. That person may be, for example, an absolute monarch or a dictator, but can also be an elected president. The Roman Republic made dictators to lead during times of war; but the Roman dictators only held power for a small time.
Authoritarianism is a political system characterized by the rejection of political plurality, the use of strong central power to preserve the political status quo, and reductions in democracy, separation of powers, civil liberties, and the rule of law.
The more traditional colour of social democracy is red (because social democracy is descended from the democratic socialist movement), but some countries have large social democratic parties alongside large socialist or communist parties, so that it would be confusing for them all to use red. [68]
CNN’s John Avlon writes that new House Speaker Mike Johnson’s words that “we don’t live in a democracy” show there’s a trend among right-wing leaders to dismiss a majoritarian democracy.
Too many want a dictatorship. Too many leaders pander to people’s worst instincts. In a recent CNN op-ed, former Judge J. Michael Luttig explains how the American experiment can soon fail.
The term doesn't refer to traditional monarchy and has a broader meaning. According to its etymology and literal meaning, the term monocracy includes all varieties of autocracy; in practice, however, a modified definition excluding non-monarchic and non-dynastic forms has been adopted in the political science literature. While monarchy is a ...