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'''Mobocracy''' is a synonym for ''ochlocracy'', the rule by a group of [[people]] unrestrained by any meaningful principles.  A mobocracy has a tendency to be arbitrary and to engage in [[bully]]ing towards critics or dissenters. Wikis and other online communities tend towards mobocracy if strong measures aren't taken to prevent this. Many conservatives feel that [[Wikipedia®]] takes inadequate measures.<ref>Chris Edwards. [http://blog.hackingcough.com/2007/03/on-wikipedia-no.htm On Wikipedia, nobody's sure you're a prof], ''HackingCaugh'', 1 March 2007.</ref> In some cases, democracy can also be demonstrated by mobocracy. Infamous examples of these include the [[French Revolution]], as well as the leftist protestors in Wisconsin and the various leftist rioters such as [[antifa]] during the Donald Trump administration. People tend to be indulgent toward mobocracy when they assume that the mob will necessarily [[original-position fallacy|side with them]].

'''Mobocracy''' is a synonym for ''ochlocracy'', the rule by a group of [[people]] unrestrained by any meaningful principles.  A mobocracy has a tendency to be arbitrary and to engage in [[bully]]ing towards critics or dissenters. Wikis and other online communities tend towards mobocracy if strong measures aren't taken to prevent this. Many conservatives feel that [[Wikipedia®]] takes inadequate measures.<ref>Chris Edwards. [http://blog.hackingcough.com/2007/03/on-wikipedia-no.htm On Wikipedia, nobody's sure you're a prof], ''HackingCaugh'', 1 March 2007.</ref> In some cases, democracy can also be demonstrated by mobocracy. Infamous examples of these include the [[French Revolution]], as well as the leftist protestors in Wisconsin and the various leftist rioters such as [[antifa]] during the Donald Trump administration.

 

People tend to be indulgent toward mobocracy when they assume that the mob will necessarily [[original-position fallacy|side with them]]. When they are proved wrong, they often [[Morton's fork|do an about face]] and say that the whims of the mob should not determine morality.

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