http://www.salas.com/2008/08/21/democrat-vs-democratic/ Some stuff I just figured out Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:13:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.salas.com/2008/08/21/democrat-vs-democratic/comment-page-1/#comment-42800 Richard Schwartz Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:23:23 +0000 http://www.salas.com/2008/08/21/democrat-vs-democratic/#comment-42800 I think the harshness comes from the fact that other adjectives ending in "-crat" generally carry negative connotations. E.g., bureaucrat, plutocrat, autocrat, technocrat. I suppose aristocrat can be used in a neutral sense, but it very often isn't. Can't think of any others at the moment. Are there any that are really considered complimentary? I think the harshness comes from the fact that other adjectives ending in “-crat” generally carry negative connotations. E.g., bureaucrat, plutocrat, autocrat, technocrat. I suppose aristocrat can be used in a neutral sense, but it very often isn’t. Can’t think of any others at the moment. Are there any that are really considered complimentary?

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