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Bastards of Democracy

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I am introducing a new philosophical term  Bastards of Democracy  to define agents - politicians, activists, intellectuals etc - of a failed Democratic systems like of India and similar 3rd world nations. The term is motivated by Joan Robinson. To give a brief history, Robinson introduced the term  Bastard Keynesianism  in 1960s to characterize the economics field discourse that subverted the philosophical message of Keynesian economics. Keynesian economics is as we know was the paradigm that shaped the economic policy of US & UK during World War 2 and for couple of decades thereafter. (The precise date of demise of original Keynesian influence in academic discourse and governmental policy is debated. Some put it at 1970s Oil crisis while some put it at around 1980s when Thatcher & Reagan consolidated power. Although there is no doubt that with arrival of Reagonomics (supply side voodoo economics) and Thatcherism (TINA doctrine), the original Keynnesian philo...