Stephan: This is what Trump and the Republican christofascists have done to the census. And you will remember that Trump stopped the census early. Who was not counted? Why, of course, it is Americans of color. This matters because it is upon the basis of the census that the allocation of the House membership is established. Day after day reports come out about how the christofascists are trying to rig democracy, keeping the forms, but destroying the substance. November is eight months away. You better be voting for the democrats, except for Sinema and Manchin, or you are going to be living in an anocracy not a democracy. Don't know the word anocracy? Look it up. You better learn it that is what we will become unless you become an activist advocate for democracy.
Poll workers help voters check in at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center on the first day of early voting in New York, U.S., October 23, 2021. Credit: Reuters / Caitlin Ochs
The 2020 census undercounted the country’s population by 18.8 million people, the Census Bureau said on Thursday, acknowledging that the count had underrepresented Black, Latino and Indigenous residents.
At the same time, the census overcounted the number of white and Asian residents, the bureau said.
Robert L. Santos, the bureau’s director, said that despite the omissions, the results were consistent with recent censuses.
“This is notable, given the unprecedented challenges of 2020,” he said in a statement. “But the results also include some limitations — the 2020 census undercounted many of the same population groups we have historically undercounted, and it overcounted others.”
The U.S. population grew to 323.2 million, the bureau said on Thursday, a 5 percent increase from 2010.
“We remain proud of the job we accomplished in the face of immense challenges,” Mr. Santos said. “And we are ready to work with […]
Anocracy is not in any of my three dictionaries. I wonder where you found that word?
Stephan Schwartz
on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 1:50 am
Anocracy or semi-democracy[1] is a form of government that is loosely defined as part democracy and part dictatorship,[2][3] or as a “regime that mixes democratic with autocratic features.”[3] Another definition classifies anocracy as “a regime that permits some means of participation through opposition group behavior but that has incomplete development of mechanisms to redress grievances.”[4][5] The term “semi-democratic” is reserved for stable regimes that combine democratic and authoritarian elements.[6][7] Scholars have also distinguished anocracies from autocracies and democracies in their capability to maintain authority, political dynamics, and policy agendas.[8] Similarly, the regimes have democratic institutions that allow for nominal amounts of competition.[2]
Such regimes are particularly susceptible to outbreaks of armed conflict and unexpected or adverse changes in leadership.[9]
Rev. Dean
on Sunday, March 13, 2022 at 1:48 am
I finally found anocracy on Wikipedia: it says it is a Semi-democracy; part democracy, part autocracy
Anocracy is not in any of my three dictionaries. I wonder where you found that word?
Anocracy or semi-democracy[1] is a form of government that is loosely defined as part democracy and part dictatorship,[2][3] or as a “regime that mixes democratic with autocratic features.”[3] Another definition classifies anocracy as “a regime that permits some means of participation through opposition group behavior but that has incomplete development of mechanisms to redress grievances.”[4][5] The term “semi-democratic” is reserved for stable regimes that combine democratic and authoritarian elements.[6][7] Scholars have also distinguished anocracies from autocracies and democracies in their capability to maintain authority, political dynamics, and policy agendas.[8] Similarly, the regimes have democratic institutions that allow for nominal amounts of competition.[2]
Such regimes are particularly susceptible to outbreaks of armed conflict and unexpected or adverse changes in leadership.[9]
I finally found anocracy on Wikipedia: it says it is a Semi-democracy; part democracy, part autocracy