Editing Illiberal Democracy (section)

==Variants==
===[[File:CompAuth.png]] Competitive Authoritarianism===
[[File:CompAuth.png]] '''Competitive Authoritarianism''' is a type of [[File:IllibDem.png]] illiberal democracy in which [[File:Liberal_Democracy.png]] liberal-democratic institutions remain the source of political power. The ruling party [[File:SemiAuthPar.png]] in a Competitive Authoritarian regime, however, wields an unfair advantage in elections by abusing government institutions, limiting [[File:Mediastocracy_flair.png]] media coverage of opposition parties, [[File:Sec.png]] persecuting those deemed too dangerous to state interests, and in rare cases electoral results are manipulated.<ref>[https://scholar.harvard.edu/levitsky/files/SL_elections.pdf "THE RISE OF COMPETITIVE AUTHORITARIANISM" pages 52-53]</ref> But the ruling party still allows opposition parties within the [[File:Anrad.png]] Overton window to compete with them for power, allowing minimal pluralism. Such regimes are often backed by powerful [[File:Technocracy.png]] state bureaucracies, as is the case in [[File:Cball-Singapore.png]] Singapore and [[File:Cball-Japan.png]] Japan.

===[[File:Fake Democracy.png]] Fake Democracy===
A fake democracy is often an oligarchy that masquerades as a democracy by rigging elections to continue to hold onto power permamently while not being as oppressive as other dicatorships they are often still very oppresive towards unions, students and the oppostion but still preservering a sheet of democracy.

===[[File:OrgDem.png]] Organic Democracy===
<blockquote>''See also'': [[File:Econfash.png]] [[Corporatism|Corporativism]]</blockquote>
[[File:OrgDem.png]] '''Organic democracy''', also known as corporative democracy, is a political concept and system of representative governance in which political representation is structured around social, economic, and familial entities, rather than individuals acting as isolated voters. It is characterized by indirect elections and the organization of society into corporative bodies, such as professional associations, guilds, unions, and local councils, which then participate in legislative and deliberative processes.

The theoretical foundation of organic democracy emphasizes the idea that society is a living organism composed of interdependent parts, and that political authority should reflect this natural structure. Rather than relying on mass suffrage and political parties, it proposes that functional groups within society should serve as the basis for political representation. This system stands in contrast to liberal parliamentary democracy, direct democracy, and Marxist one-party rule.

=== Also Variants of '''Liberal Dictatorship''' ===

===[[File:AuthLibDem.png]] Authoritarian Liberal Democracy===
'''Authoritarian Liberal Democracy''' describes a hybrid regime combining elements from [[File:Liberal_Democracy.png]] [[Liberalism|Liberal Democracy]] and [[File:Sec.png]] [[Authoritarianism]]. AuthLibDem governments entail power being concentrated in the hands of unaccountable officials—typically unelected [[File:Office.png]] bureaucrats and [[File:Dem.png]] elected representatives who benefit from increased political apathy alike—which leads to a reduction in civil liberties. Local administrations increase political apathy. Liberal institutions which are supposed to be impartial actors (e.g., [[File:Krit.png]] courts) end up serving [[File:Parti.png]] partisan goals and their associated [[File:Crony.png]] special interest groups. AuthLibDem governments also empower [[File:PolState.png]] federal law enforcement agencies and routinely violate [[File:Civlibert.png]] civil or [[File:Consti.png]] constitutional rights (e.g., the Espionage Act and the Patriot Act, under [[File:Cball-US.png]] American Presidents [[File:Woodrow.png]] Woodrow Wilson and [[File:GWB.png]] George W. Bush, respectively). It can be argued AuthLibDem regimes combine technocratic and electocratic elements.

===[[File:Authdirectdem.png]] Illiberal Direct Democracy===
[[File:Authdirectdem.png]] '''Illiberal Direct Democracy''' blends elements of [[File:IllibDem.png]] Illiberal Democracy with [[File:Directdem.png]] [[Democracy|Direct Majoritarianism]]. While illiberal democracies tend to have [[File:Repdemgen.png]] representative governments, illiberal direct democracies give power directly to the citizens. However,  there are few if any [[File:Consti.png]] constitutional limits on the power the majority of citizens—as well as political officials often appointed through sortition—can exercise. As such, illiberal direct democracies reject the rule of law. In addition, the will of the minority is typically disregarded, making it non-pluralist. In many cases, a [[File:UniParti.png]] single party introduces direct majoritarianism as a way to at least try to rush their political agendas. <s>It's just Ochlocracy with a different name</s>

The best example of illiberal direct democracy include [[File:Cball-Libya.png]] Libya under [[File:Gaddaficap.png]] [[Gaddafism|Mummar Gaddafi]]. More recently, [[File:Orban.png]] [[Right-Wing Populism|Viktor Orbán]] has blended illiberal democracy with elements of [[File:Semidirect.png]] [[Democracy#Semi-Direct Democracy|Semi-Direct Democracy]], regularly holding referendums.

===[[File:Authdem.png]] Electocracy===
[[File:Authdem.png]] '''Electocracy''' is a mild form of illiberal democracy. [[File:Repdemgen.png]] Representatives are democratically elected in free and fair elections, but due to a variety of factors, the average person has minimal or no say in daily politics as the government does not share its power. This results in a situation where elected representatives have little accountability, capable of doing whatever they wish outside of election cycles. [[File:Thailand.png]] Thailand under [[File:Thaksin.png]] Thaksin before the 2006 military coup was an electocracy. [[File:Cball-Iraq.png]] Iraq today is considered an electocracy as well.

===[[File:Literocrat.png]] Literacracy===
[[File:Literocrat.png]] '''Literacracy''' can act as either a form of liberal non-democracy or as an [[File:Authdem.png]] electocracy (perhaps even as [[File:Technocracy.png]] semi-technocracy), in which the right to vote is restricted on the basis of literacy. How this is determined by the state can range, but literacrats usually argue for literacy tests as a means of determining conditional suffrage. While not antithetical to [[File:Pop.png]] populism or [[File:Extremism.png]] extremism, it may correlate with a reduction in the influence of both within [[File:Repdemgen.png]] representative government. As a result, it may also lend itself to [[File:Elitism.png]] elitism. The most infamous example of literacracy in history is likely the [[File:Dixiecrat.png]] Jim Crow South, where literacy tests were often used as 'educational requirements,' disproportionately excluding [[File:Blacknat.png]] Black Americans from voting due to segregated schooling. This segregation reinforced and exacerbated the subpar quality of schools attended by Black students compared to those attended by White students, affecting overall Black turnout.

===[[File:Totdem.png]] Totalitarian Democracy===
'''Totalitarian Democracy''' is an extreme form of illiberal democracy that entails a [[File:Dem.png]] democratically elected leadership and active political engagement among the masses, but the government exhibits [[File:Totalitarian.png]] totalitarian tendencies. A totalitarian democracy is typically a [[File:UniParti.png]] one-party state where leaders exercise [[File:Sec.png]] dictatorial powers: Attempting to control every aspect of public life through propaganda and forcing everyone to comply with their ideological agenda. The term was coined by J. L. Talmon to describe [[File:Jacobin.png]] Revolutionary France under [[File:MaximilienRobespierre.png]] Maximilien Robespierre. While he led a surface-level democracy, he attempted to control every aspect of French life through state-sponsored terror, political persecution, and censorship. Talmon controversially argues [[File:Rousseau.png]] Rousseau's "general will" justifies such a style of government. It has a lot of overlap with electocracy due to lack of accountability, but they go to extreme ends to mold society in their image from the top-down.