Pathocracy- from a book written in 1985

The rule of and organizational or national entity by non-sane persons or person passing as sane, often undiagnosed and untreated, characterized by:

1. The taking of power initially by non-legal or pseudo legal means;
2. The confusion of verbal criticism, dissent and protest with overt acts of high treason. { Saying it is as bad as doing it.}
3. The rounding- up and detention or liquidation of innocent persons characterized by enemies of the people, or other subjectively determined pejorative labels.
4. A hypocritical, cynical betrayal of the ostensible organizational or national goals on the part of the administration once their power is consolidated.
5.The use of high sounding "good intentions" as a cover for the administration's self indulgent. counter productive policies.
6. Temporary success in concealing the pathological nature of the rulers and their policies from the rulees and from other entities.
7. Impotence on the part of other entities to combat rationally the non rational accusations and behavior of the pathocrats.
8. the use of pejorative words to designate those who do not subscribe to the prevailing sickness, such as: war criminals, class enemies, enemies of the people, useless persons, genetic inferiors, etc.
9. THE CREATION OF ARTIFICIAL CRISIS IN ORDER TO MOBILIZE AND SUBJUGAT THE RULEES.
10. THE SUSPENSION OF CIVILIZED MODES OF CONDUCT IN THE INTEREST OF SOME NON-RATIONAL :HIGHER PURPOSE."
11. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF HIGH SOUNDING GOALS OR OTHER NON- RATIONAL COVER STORIES AS A MEANS OF DECEIVING THE POPULACE BEING RULED.
12. A COVERT PURPOSE OF MAINTAINING THE POWER OF INCUMBENTS TO THE DETRIMENT OF THE PUBLIC WELL BEING.
13. A manifest inadequacy to govern in the entity's behalf.
14. The tolerance of incompetent administrators and the elimination of rational ones.
15.the preference of non-rational delusional thought system to common sense, civility and common decency.
16. The systematic conviction that the non-rational ends justifies the employment of inhumane means.
17. The use of threats, bluffs, bullying and temper tantrums when it is unable to get its way through cajoling and manipulation.
18. the delusion that other entities aredelude, weak and foolish.
19. The delusion that its non-rational goals are superior to to the goals of other entities.
20. The systematic confusion of cooperation with submission.
21. The systematic , conscious use of non-factual information in the service of the high sounding ideal.

HITLER, BUSH OR BOTH.