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  1. idiocracynoun

    government that is based upon abstract theory

  2. idiocracynoun

    A government ruled by idiots.

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  1. Idiocracy

    Idiocracy is a 2006 American sci-fi comedy film directed by Mike Judge and co-written by Judge and Etan Cohen. Starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, and Terry Crews, the film follows U.S. Army librarian Joe, who wakes up in the year 2505 after a botched government hibernation experiment to find himself in a dystopian society run by corporations, where evolution has made humanity stupid because people no longer had to be intelligent and physically fit to survive due to the benefits of technology. Realising he is by far the smartest person on the planet, the U.S. president gives him one week to solve the country's food shortage and crippled economy. Idiocracy serves as a social satire that touches on issues including anti-intellectualism, capitalism, commercialism, consumerism, corporatocracy, dysgenics, and overpopulation. The film was not screened for critics, and its distributor 20th Century Fox was accused of abandoning it. Despite the lack of a major theatrical release resulting in the film making just $495,303 at the box office, it received positive reviews from critics and has since become a cult film, earning over $9.9 million in DVD rentals alone.

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  1. idiocracy

    Idiocracy generally refers to a social or political system in which individuals with low intelligence, lack of critical thinking skills, and a general incompetence disproportionately hold power or influence. It implies a decline or degradation in collective intelligence, as decisions and policies are often based on ignorance, irrationality, or absurdity.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Idiocracynoun

    peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy

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  1. Idiocracy

    Idiocracy is a 2006 American satirical science fiction comedy film directed by Mike Judge and starring Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, and Terry Crews. The film tells the story of two ordinary people from the present who take part in a top-secret military hibernation experiment, only to awaken 500 years in the future in a dystopian society full of extremely dumb people. Advertising, commercialism, and cultural anti-intellectualism have run rampant and dysgenic pressure has resulted in a uniformly stupid society devoid of intellectual curiosity, social responsibility, and coherent notions of justice and human rights. Despite its lack of a major theatrical release, the film has achieved a cult following.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of idiocracy in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of idiocracy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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