Philip Ahlrich – Pathocracy can be defined generally as a condition of government under psychopathic domination, one in which a sufficient number of psychologically defective personalities have organized to subjugate a vulnerable and passive citizenry.

Pathocratic systems are not at all uncommon in the world’s history, but it is only now that we have developed the language and the methods of analysis by which to identify them.  They are known to arise from dogmatic and extreme forms of political ideology, often within well-ordered democratic systems, and evolve rapidly without correction towards hybrid forms of despotism. Continue reading →