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'''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 ancient tribal communities as the lack of writing meant that people relied on older people to seek knowledge much more frequently.
|title=[[File:Gero.png]] Gerontocracy
|image = File:GerontocracyNew.png
|caption = "Kids these days..."
|aliases=[[File:Geroauth.png]] Rule of the Elderly<br>
[[File:GeroDict.png]] Grandpa Dictatorship<br>
Oldism<br>
{{Alias|Zoomer.png|File:Zoomer.png|Boomercracy}}<br>
<s>Rule of the demented</s><br>
[[File:PaulBiya.png]] Biyaism<br>[[File:Higgins.png]] Higginsism<br>
[[File:Bidenism.png]] [[Big Tent Liberalism|Bidenism]]<br>[[File:Brezhnev.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Brezhnev Doctrine]]<br> [[File:JosephStalin.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Stalinism]]
|alignments=
[[File:AntiAn.png|link=:Category:Non-Quadrant]] [[:Category:Non-Quadrant|{{Color|#FFFFFF|'''Non-Anarchist'''}}]]<br> {{Info|Culturally Right}} (Frequently) <br>
|likes=[[File:Boiledsweet.png]] Boiled Sweets<br>
Crossword puzzles<br>
Sleeping<br>
[[Welfarism|Social Security]]
|dislikes = Being called a boomer<br>
[[Progressivism|Millennials]]<br>
[[File:Zoomer.png]] [[Liberal Socialism|Gener]][[Alt-Lite|ation Z]]<br>
[[File:Kak.png]] [[Kakistocracy|Gen Alpha]]<br>
[[File:Female-template.png]] [[Conservative Feminism| His wife]]
|theorists=
*[[File:Cball-EU.png]] '''Europe''' {{Collapse|
**[[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy|Most Popes]]
**[[File:Tribal.png]] [[Tribalism|Lembitu]] (?-1217) [[File:Cball-Estonia.png]] {{PBW|Estoniaball|Ancient Estonia}}
**[[File:DanyloApostol.png]] [[Stratocracy|Danylo Apostol]] (1654-1734) [[File:Cball-Hetman.png]] Cossack Hetmanate
**[[File:Gladstone.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|William Ewart Gladstone]] (1809-1898) [[File:Cball-UK.png]] {{PBW|UKball|UK}}
**[[File:Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism|Franz Joseph I]] (1830-1916) [[File:Cball-AustriaHungary.png]] Austria-{{PBW|Hungaryball|Hungary}}
**[[File:Hindenburg.png]] [[Authoritarian Democracy|Paul von Hindenburg]] (1847-1934) [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] {{PBW|Germanyball|Germany}}
**[[File:Masaryk.png]] [[National Liberalism|Tomáš Masaryk]] (1850-1937) [[File:Cball-Czechia.png]] Czechoslovakia
**[[File:PhilippePétain.png]] [[French Fascism|Philippe Pétain]] (1856-1951) [[File:Cball-France.png]] {{PBW|Franceball|France}}
**[[File:Church.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism|Winston Churchill]] (1874-1965) [[File:Cball-UK.png]] {{PBW|UKball|UK}}
**[[File:JosephStalin.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Joseph Stalin]] (1878-1953) [[File:Cball-USSR.png]] USSR
**[[File:ÉamonValera.png]] [[Christian Democracy|Éamon de Valera]] (1882-1975) [[File:Cball-Ireland.png]] {{PBW|Irelandball|Ireland}}
**[[File:Salazar.png]] [[Salazarism|António de Oliveira Salazar]] (1889-1970) [[File:Cball-Portugal.png]] {{PBW|Portugalball|Portugal}}
**[[File:Franco-alt.png]] [[Francoism|Francisco Franco]] (1892-1975) [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] {{PBW|Spainball|Spain}}
**[[File:JosipBrozTito.png]] [[Titoism|Josip Broz Tito]] (1892-1980) [[File:Cball-Yugoslavia.png]] Yugoslavia
**[[File:Brezhnev.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Leonid Brezhnev]] (1906-1982) [[File:Cball-USSR.png]] Soviet Union
**[[File:OttoVonHabsburg.png]] [[Constitutional Monarchism|Otto Von Habsburg]] (1912-2011) [[File:Cball-AustriaHungary.png]] Austria-{{PBW|Hungaryball|Hungary}}
**[[File:NicolaeCeaușescu.png]] [[National Communism|Nicolae Ceaușescu]] (1918-1989) [[File:Cball-SRRomania.png]] {{PBW|Romaniaball|Romania}}
**[[File:ElizabethII.png]] [[Ceremonial Monarchism|Elizabeth II]] (1926-2022) [[File:Cball-UK.png]] {{PBW|UKball|UK}}
**[[File:Cball-Catalonia.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism|Jordi Pujol i Soley]] (1930-) [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] {{PBW|Spainball|Spain}}
**[[File:Berlusconi.png]] [[Liberal Conservatism|Silvio]] [[Kleptocracy|Berlusconi]] (1936-2023) [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] {{PBW|Italyball|Italy}}
**[[File:WEF.png]] [[State Liberalism|Klaus Schwab]] (1938-) [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] {{PBW|Germanyball|Germany}}
**[[File:ProgressiveChristianity.png]] [[Christian Democracy|Sergio Mattarella]] (1941-) [[File:Cball-Italy.png]] {{PBW|Italyball|Italy}}
**[[File:Higgins.png]] [[Social Democracy|Michael D. Higgins]] (1941-) [[File:Cball-Ireland.png]] {{PBW|Irelandball|Ireland}}
**[[File:Glib.png]] [[Green Liberalism|Alexander Van der Bellen]] (1944-) [[File:Cball-Austria.png]] {{PBW|Austriaball|Austria}}
**[[File:Zeman.png]] [[Welfare Chauvinism|Miloš Zeman]] (1944-) [[File:Cball-Czechia.png]] {{PBW|Czechiaball|Czechia}}
**[[File:Borrell.png]] [[Third Way|Josep Borrell]] (1947-) [[File:Cball-Spain.png]] {{PBW|Spainball|Spain}}
**[[File:Putin.png]] [[Kleptocracy|Vladmir Putin]] (1952-) [[File:Cball-Russia.png]] {{PBW|Russiaball|Russia}}
}}
*[[File:PanAmer.png]] '''Americas''' {{Collapse|
**[[File:Goldwaterian.png]] [[Neo-Libertarianism|Barry Goldwater]] (1909-1998) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|USA}}
**[[File:Reagan.png]] [[Neoconservatism|Ronald Reagan]] (1911-2004) [[File:Cball-US.png]] US
**[[File:Pinochet-hat.png]] [[Pinochetism|Augusto Pinochet]] (1915-2006) [[File:Cball-Chile.png]] {{PBW|Chileball|Chile}}
**[[File:HenryKissinger.png]] [[Neoconservatism|Henry Kissinger]] (1923-2023) [[File:Cball-Germany.png]] Germany/[[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|USA}}
**[[File:FidelCastro.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Fidel Castro]] (1926-2016) [[File:Castro.png]] {{PBW|Cubaball|Cuba}}
**[[File:RaulCastro.png]] [[Market Socialism|Raúl Castro]] (1931-) [[File:Castro.png]] {{PBW|Cubaball|Cuba}}
**[[File:Febres-Cordero.png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|León Febres-Cordero]] (1931-2013) [[File:Cball-Ecuador.png]] {{PBW|Ecuadorball|Ecuador}}
**[[File:Rpop-tinfoilhat.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Chuck Grassley]] (1933-) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|USA}}
**[[File:Demcr.png]] [[Third Way|Nancy Pelosi]] (1940-) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|USA}}
**[[File:Sanders.png]] [[Social Democracy|Bernie Sanders]] (1941-) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|USA}}
**[[File:McConnell.png]] [[Neoconservatism|Mitch McConnell]] (1942-) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|USA}}
**[[File:Bidenism.png]] [[Big Tent Liberalism|Joe Biden]] (1942-) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|USA}}
**[[File:Lula.png]] [[Socialism of the 21st Century|Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] (1945-) [[File:Cball-Brazil.png]] {{PBW|Brazilball|Brazil}}
**[[File:Ortega.png]] [[Christian Socialism|Daniel Ortega]] (1945-) [[File:Cball-Nicaragua.png]] {{PBW|Nicaraguaball|Nicaragua}}
**[[File:Blump.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Donald J. Trump]] (1946-) [[File:Cball-US.png]] {{PBW|USAball|USA}}
**[[File:MORENA.png]] [[Left-Wing Populism|Andrés Manuel López Obrador]] (1953-) [[File:Cball-Mexico.png]] México
}}
*[[File:Cball-AfricanUnion.png]] '''Africa''' {{Collapse|
**[[File:Hastings Banda.png]] [[Totalitarianism|Hastings Banda]] (1898-1997) [[File:Cball-Malawi.png]] {{PBW|Malawiball|Malawi}}
**[[File:Mug.png]] [[Kleptocracy|Robert Mugabe]] (1924-2019) [[File:Cball-Zimbabwe.png]] {{PBW|Zimbabweball|Zimbabwe}}
**[[File:NDP(Egypt).png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|Hosni Mubarak]] (1928-2020) [[File:Cball-Egypt.png]] {{PBW|Egyptball|Egypt}}
**[[File:PaulBiya.png]] [[Authoritarian Conservatism|Paul Biya]] (1933-) [[File:Cball-Cameroon.png]] {{PBW|Cameroonball|Cameroon}}
**[[File:Teodoro Mbasogo.png]] [[Kleptocracy|Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo]] (1942-) [[File:Cball-Equatorial_Guinea.png]] {{PBW|Equatorial Guineaball|Equatorial Guinea}}
**[[File:Sassou Nguesso.png]] [[Social Authoritarianism|Denis Sassou Nguesso]] (1943-) [[File:Cball-RCongo.png]] {{PBW|Republic of the Congoball|Republic of the Congo}}
**[[File:FLN.png]] [[Arab Socialism|Abdelmadjid Tebboune]] (1945-) [[File:Cball-Algeria.png]] {{PBW|Algeriaball|Algeria}}
**[[File:IsaiasAfwerki-PFDJ.png]] [[Totalitarianism|Isaias Afwerki]] (1946-) [[File:Cball-Eritrea.png]] {{PBW|Eritreaball|Eritrea}}
}}
*[[File:PanAsian.png]] '''Asia''' {{Collapse|
**[[File:SyngmanRhee.png]] [[Ilminism|Rhee Syngman]] (1875-1965) [[File:Cball-South Korea.png]] Korea
**[[File:IsmetInonu.png]] [[Social Authoritarianism|İsmet]] [[Kemalism|İnönü]] (1884–1973) [[File:ROT.png]] {{PBW|Turkeyball|Turkey}}
**[[File:ChiangKaiShek.png]] [[Tridemism|Chiang]] [[Authoritarian Conservatism|Kai-shek]] (1887-1975) [[File:Cball-Taiwan.png]] ROC
**[[File:HoChiMinh.png]] [[Ho Chi Minh Thought|Hồ Chí Minh]] (1890-1969) [[File:Hochi.png]] {{PBW|Vietnamball|Vietnam}}
**[[File:MaoHair.png]] [[Maoism|Mao Zedong]] (1893-1976) [[File:Cball-China.png]] {{PBW|Chinaball|China}}
**[[File:ZhouEnlai.png]] [[Maoism|Zhou Enlai]] (1898-1976) [[File:Cball-China.png]] {{PBW|Chinaball|China}}
**[[File:DengXiaoping.png]] [[Dengism|Deng Xiaoping]] (1904-1997) [[File:Cball-China.png]] {{PBW|Chinaball|China}}
**[[File:LêDuẩn.png]] [[Ho Chi Minh Thought|Lê Duẩn]] (1907-1986) [[File:Hochi.png]] {{PBW|Vietnamball|Vietnam}}
**[[File:Burmasoc.png]] [[Buddhist Socialism|Ne Win]] (1910/11-2002), [[File:Cball-Myanmar.png]] {{PBW|Myanmarball|Myanmar}}
**[[File:Showa.png]] [[Showa Statism|Hirohito]] (1901-1989) [[File:Cball-Japan.png]] {{PBW|Japanball|Japan}}
**[[File:KimIlSung.png]] [[Juche|Kim Il-Sung]] [[File:ClassicJuche.png]] (1912-1994) [[File:Cball-North Korea.png]] {{PBW|North Koreaball|North Korea}}
**[[File:Tsedenbal.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal]] (1916-1991) [[File:Cball-Mongolia.png]] {{PBW|Mongoliaball|Mongolia}}
**[[File:SOOD.png]] [[Dengism|Song Ping]] (1917-) [[File:Cball-China.png]] {{PBW|Chinaball|China}}
**[[File:LKY.png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|Lee Kuan-Yew]] (1923-2015) [[File:Cball-Singapore.png]] Singapore
**[[File:KimDaejung.png]] [[Big Tent Liberalism|Kim Dae-jung]] (1924-2009) [[File:Cball-South Korea.png]] {{PBW|South Koreaball|South Korea}}
**[[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Khamtai Siphandone]] (1924-) [[File:Cball-Laos.png]] {{PBW|Laosball|Laos}}
**[[File:Mahathir.png]] [[Ethnonationalism|Mahathir Mohamad]] (1925-) [[File:Cball-Malaysia.png]] {{PBW|Malaysiaball|Malaysia}}
**[[File:Jiang Tze-min.png]] [[Dengism|Jiang Zemin]] (1926-2022) [[File:Cball-China.png]] {{PBW|Chinaball|China}}
**[[File:FPM.png]] [[Civic Nationalism|Michel Aoun]] (1933-) [[File:Cball-Lebanon.png]] {{PBW|Lebanonball|Lebanon}}
**[[File:Abbas.png]] [[Social Authoritarianism|Mahmoud Abbas]] (1935-) [[File:Cball-Palestine.png]] {{PBW|Palestineball|Palestine}}
**[[File:HouseOfSaud.png]] [[Islamic Theocracy|Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud]] (1935-) [[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] {{PBW|Saudi Arabiaball|Saudi Arabia}}
**[[File:Karimov.png]] [[Kleptocracy|Islam Karimov]] (1938-2016) [[File:Cball-Uzbekistan.png]] {{PBW|Uzbekistanball|Uzbekistan}}
**[[File:Khom.png]] [[Khomeinism|Ali Khamenei]] (1939-) [[File:Cball-Iran.png]] {{PBW|Iranball|Iran}}
**[[File:Saenuri.png]] [[Kleptocracy|Lee Myung-bak]] (1941-) [[File:Cball-South Korea.png]] {{PBW|South Koreaball|South Korea}}
**[[File:Nguyễn Phú Trọng.png]] [[Ho Chi Minh Thought|Nguyễn Phú Trọng]] (1944-) [[File:Hochi.png]] {{PBW|Vietnamball|Vietnam}}
**[[File:Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism|Hassanal Bolkiah]] (1946-) [[File:Cball-Brunei.png]] {{PBW|Bruneiball|Brunei}}
**[[File:Kilicdaroglu.png]] [[Kemalism|Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu]] (1948-) [[File:Cball-Turkey.png]] {{PBW|Turkeyball|Turkey}}
**[[File:Bibi.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Benjamin Netanyahu]] (1949-) [[File:Zio.png]] {{PBW|Israelcube|Israel}}
**[[File:Hun Sen.png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|Hun Sen]] (1952-) [[File:Cball-Cambodia.png]] {{PBW|Cambodiaball|Cambodia}}
**[[File:PAP(Singapore).png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|Lee Hsien Loong]] (1952-) [[File:Cball-Singapore.png]] Singapore
**[[File:DemocraticPartyKorea.png]] [[Social Liberalism|Moon Jae-in]] (1953-) [[File:Cball-South Korea.png]] {{PBW|South Koreaball|South Korea}}
**[[File:Tokayev.png]] [[Social Authoritarianism|Kassym-Jomart Tokayev]] (1953-) [[File:Cball-Kazakhstan.png]] Kazakhstan
}}
<s>[[file:Facebook.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Most Facebook users]]</s>
|influences=[[File:Oligarchy.png]] [[Oligarchy]]
|influenced=[[File:Bidenism.png]] [[Big Tent Liberalism|Bidenism]]<br>
[[File:Necrocracy.png]] [[Necrocracy]] [[File:Necro-ghost.png]] <br>
[[File:Febres-Cordero.png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|León Febres Cordero Conservatism]] <br>
[[File:Mahathir.png]] [[Ethnonationalism|Mahathirism]]
|examples=
*[[File:Cball-US.png]] [[American Model|American government]] (Since 2016)
*[[File:Cball-Commonwealth.png]] [[Constitutional Monarchism|Commonwealth Realms]]
*[[File:Cball-Cameroon.png]] [[Authoritarian Conservatism|Cameroon]]
*[[File:Cball-Singapore.png]] [[Authoritarian Capitalism|Singapore]]
*[[File:Cball-Saudi.png]] [[Islamic Theocracy|Saudi Arabia]]
*[[File:Cball-USSR.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|USSR]] under [[File:Brezhnev.png]] Leonid Brezhnev (1964-1982) & [[File:JosephStalin.png]] Joseph Stalin (1924-1953)
*[[File:Catheo.png]] [[Catholic Theocracy|Vatican City]]
*[[File:Tribal.png]] [[Tribalism|Some tribes in Africa]]
|song=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqPJ9GqRJnA 2 Hours of boomer music]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xADSDapqn9o It's just a burning memory]<br>
[https://youtu.be/D4cJfCmNiwQ Heartaches] (normal version)<br> [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxayYlq5qX8 Eastenders Theme]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXPiLA9pKXw You're Old]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7sLXvbdHBc Your Favorite Martian - Grandma Got a Facebook]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91T-IK2bE4M Old Style]<br>
<s>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMFewiplIbw Mayores]</s><br>
[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O0IkZ08M4k4 Eff Granddad]<br>
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHuoiG8-ok4 Noches de Hungría]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q0cp4b9pvg Trevor Moore - Old Folks Home]<br>
[https://youtube.com/watch?v=s_8KR-n2fBQ Out of Touch]<br>
Anything by The Caretaker
}}
{{Quote|
quote="If you're in an argument with someone older than you, you should listen to 'em ... even if they're wrong, their wrongness is rooted in more information than you have."
|speaker=[[File:LouisCK.png]] [[Satirism|Louis C.K.]]
}}
'''Gerontocracy''' is a form of [[File:Oligarchy.png]] [[Oligarchy|oligarchical]] rule in which an entity is ruled by leaders who are significantly [[file:Gero.png]] older than most of the adult population. The ancient [[file:Cball-Greece.png]] Greeks were among the first to believe in this idea of gerontocracies; as famously stated by [[file:Platon.png]] [[Noocracy|Plato]] "it is for the elder man to rule and for the younger to submit". However, these beliefs are not unique to ancient [[file:Cball-Greece.png]] Greece, as many cultures still subscribe to this way of thinking. This belief has been very common in [[file:Tribal.png]] [[Tribalism|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 the holders of the most power. 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.
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==
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== How to Draw ==
# Draw a ball
# Draw a ball
# Color it gray
# Color it gray
# Give it a cane
# Give the ball a cane
# Add eyes
# Add two droopy, sleepy eyes
# Give it hair with a darker shade of gray
# Give it hair with a darker shade of gray
# Done
Done!
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== Relations ==
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=== Friends ===
|h1 = #C3C3C3
* [[File: Tradcon.png]] [[Classical Conservatism]] - Things aren't like they used to be.
|c2 = Darker Gray
* [[File: Apolit.png]] [[Apoliticism]] - Fellow wife hater.
|h2 = #7F7F7F
* [[File: Trad.png]] [[Traditionalism]] - Now back in our day...
}}
* [[File: Necon.png]] [[Neoconservatism]] - Get those hippies!
* [[File:Tribal.png]] [[Tribalism]] - Respects me.
* [[File:Reactsoc.png]] [[Reactionary Socialism]] - Back in my day, a man cared about his fellow man.


=== Frenemies ===
==Relations==
===Friends===
* [[File: Anprim.png]] [[Anarcho-Primitivism]] - Also likes the good old days but goes a little too far.
* [[File: Showa.png]] [[Showaism]] - An old friend who is batshit crazy.
*[[File:Boiledsweet.png]] [[Fordism|Boiled sweets]] - As an old person, I cannot resist boiled sweets.
* [[File:ML.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism]] - I basically ran the show in the USSR from the 1950s onwards.
*[[File: Trad.png]] [[Traditionalism]] - Now back in my day...
*[[File:Patcon.png]] [[Paternalistic Conservatism]] - Back in my day, a man cared about his fellow man.
*[[File:Rpop-tinfoilhat.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism]] - He promised the return of the good ol' days.
*[[File: Tradcon.png]] [[Classical Conservatism]] - Things aren't like they used to be.
*[[File: Apolit.png]] [[Apoliticism]] - Fellow wife hater.
*[[File:OldLib.png]] [[Classical Liberalism|Old Liberalism]] and [[File:Conlib.png]] [[Conservative Liberalism]] - Back in my day, we had all the freedom we needed.
*[[File:Plcn2.png]] [[Paleoconservatism]] - Hah! You get me!
*[[File:Bidenism.png]] [[Social Liberalism|Bidenism]] - Ridin' with Biden!
*[[File:Ike.png]] [[Rockefeller Republicanism|Eisenhowerism]] - I still like Ike!
*[[File:Brezhnev.png]] [[Marxism-Leninism|Brezhnev Doctrine]] and [[File:PostSoviet.png]] [[Conservative Socialism|Post-Soviet Left]] - Откопаем Брежнева, будем пить по прежнему...
*[[File:Tribal.png]] [[Tribalism]] - Respects me.


=== Enemies ===
===Frenemies===
*[[File: Anprim.png]] [[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.
* [[File: Kak.png]] [[Kakistocracy]] - Foolish little child.
* [[File: Prog.png]] [[Progressivism]] - evil hippie.
*[[File: Altl.png]] [[Alt-Lite]] - I'm all for kids embracing traditions, but not this crap.
* [[File: Nazi.png]] [[National Socialism]] - We fought to liberate Europe from your newfangled evil idea
*[[File:Necrocracy.png]] [[Necrocracy]] [[File:Necro-ghost.png]] - Like me but even older, and you make me feel uncomfortable.
* [[File: Altr.png]] [[Alt-Right]] - I'm all for kids embracing traditions, but not this crap.
*[[File:Neoliberal-icon.png]] [[Neoliberalism]] - It was better when Ronnie and Maggie were in charge, but Macron decided to lower my pensions all of a sudden.


===Enemies===
== Further Information ==
*[[File: Prog-u.png]] [[Progressivism]] - Darn hippies... <s>(Bernie and Pelosi are really great though)</s>
=== Wikipedia ===
*[[File: Nazi.png]] [[Nazism]] - We fought to liberate Europe from your newfangled evil idea. <s> Wasn't I younger than you at the time though?</s>
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerontocracy Gerontocracy]
*[[File: Altr.png]] [[Alt-Right]] - The only "redpill" I need to take is some Tylenol after listening to these kids' internet jibber jabber.
=== Videos ===
*[[File:Transh.png]] [[Transhumanism]] - Darn kids and their stupid gadgets! <s>But you can help me live longer and reduce the negative effects of old age.</s>
* [https://youtu.be/wJWksPWDKOc The Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stages 1-6 (Complete)]
*[[File:Statlib.png]] [[State Liberalism]] - What the hell? I'm not getting euthanized! Get outta here before I give you a good cane beating, ya whippersnapper!
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL998ajnjN4 The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World]
**[[File:Statlibevil.png]][[File:LBubble.png]]'''STOP RESISTING OR YOU WILL BE SENT TO SACRAMENTO CONCENTRATION CAMP.'''[[File:RBubble.png]]
* [https://youtu.be/EI7bfO9eZuE The Caretaker - Everywhere, an empty bliss (FULL ALBUM)]

* [https://youtu.be/_FPfOw0174g The Caretaker - Persistent repetition of phrases]
==Further Information==
===Wikipedia===
*[[w:Gerontocracy|Gerontocracy]]
*[[w:Gerousia|Gerousia]]
*[[w:Elder (administrative title)|Elder]]
*[[w:Lists of state leaders by age|Lists of state leaders by age]]
*[[w:The Elders (organization)|The Elders]]

===Videos===
*[https://youtu.be/wJWksPWDKOc The Caretaker - Everywhere At The End Of Time - Stages 1-6 (Complete)]
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL998ajnjN4 The Caretaker - An Empty Bliss Beyond This World]
*[https://youtu.be/EI7bfO9eZuE The Caretaker - Everywhere, an empty bliss (FULL ALBUM)]
*[https://youtu.be/_FPfOw0174g The Caretaker - Persistent repetition of phrases]

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Revision as of 06:02, 15 May 2024

"If you're in an argument with someone older than you, you should listen to 'em ... even if they're wrong, their wrongness is rooted in more information than you have."

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 Name HEX RGB
Gray #C3C3C3 195, 195, 195
Darker Gray #7F7F7F 127, 127, 127


Relations

Friends

Frenemies

  • 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, but Macron decided to lower my pensions all of a sudden.

Enemies

  • Progressivism - Darn hippies... (Bernie and Pelosi are really great though)
  • 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.
  • 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 YOU WILL BE SENT TO SACRAMENTO CONCENTRATION CAMP.

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