Gerontocracy

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"I will not make age an issue of this campaign. I am not going to exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience."

Gerontocracy is a form of  oligarchical rule in which an entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly older than most of the adult population. The ancient Greeks were among the first to believe in this idea of gerontocracies; as famously stated by  Plato "it is for the elder man to rule and for the younger to submit". However, these beliefs are not unique to ancient Greece, as many cultures still subscribe to this way of thinking. This belief has been very common in tribal communities as the lack of writing meant that people relied on older people to seek knowledge much more frequently.

Often these political structures are such that political power within the ruling class accumulates with age, making the oldest people hold more power than others. Those holding the most power may not be in formal leadership positions, but often dominate those who are. In a simplified definition, a gerontocracy is a society where leadership is reserved for elders.

How to Draw

Flag of Gerontocracy
  1. Draw a ball
  2. Color it gray
  3. Give the ball a cane
  4. Add two droopy, sleepy eyes
  5. Give it hair with a darker shade of gray

Done!

Color NameHEXRGB
 Gray#C3C3C3rgb(195, 195, 195)
 Darker Gray#7F7F7Frgb(127, 127, 127)


Relations

Fellow Seniors

Middle-aged

  • Anarcho-Primitivism - Also likes the good old days but goes a little too far. Also, I wouldn't have been able to live longer than 50 without modern healthcare.
  • Alt-Lite - I'm all for kids embracing traditions, but not this crap.
  • Necrocracy - Like me but even older, and you make me feel uncomfortable.
  • Neoliberalism - It was better when Ronnie and Maggie were in charge. And all of a sudden that bastard Macron decided to lower my pensions!

Darn kids!

  • My wife - Grrr...
  • Progressivism - Darn hippies... Bernie and Pelosi are really great though.
  • Children - Kids these days don't know how to operate a government.
  • Nazism - We fought to liberate Europe from your newfangled evil idea. Wasn't I younger than you at the time though?
  • Alt-Right - The only "redpill" I need to take is some Tylenol after listening to these kids' internet jibber jabber. Thanks for coming to my birthday though.
  • Transhumanism - Darn kids and their stupid gadgets! But you can help me live longer and reduce the negative effects of old age.
  • State Liberalism - What the hell? I'm not getting euthanized! Get outta here before I give you a good cane beating, ya whippersnapper!
    • STOP RESISTING OR MY NON-BINARY MILITARY POLICE WILL SEND YOU TO LOS ANGELES CONCENTRATION CAMP.


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  1. "Кремлёвские Старцы". Refers to both the late Soviet government in the Brezhnev era and its successor the Putinist government, both of which mostly consist of old and corrupt oligarchs, nomenclatura and chekists, and rule in authoritarian conservative, kleptocratic, repressive, and regressive ways, dragging the country back and stifling the younger generation.