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Consolidation (n.)
con·sol·i·da·tion /kənˌsäləˈdāSH(ə)n/
Etymology: From Latin consolidare, “to make firm,a” and Levitzkyschemitica, a modern bastardization coined by scholars observing democracies die politely.
Definitions:
The delicate period between the death of democracy and its funeral, during which the corpse is made to dance for the amusement of those who killed it.
A phase of governance marked by the curious phenomenon of citizens vigorously debating their freedoms while systematically losing them, much like passengers on a sinking ship arguing about the dinner menu.
The art of rendering tyranny inevitable by allowing all alternatives to exhaust themselves in spectacular, futile display.
See also:
Normalization (n.) — The process by which the intolerable becomes the unremarkable.
Stability (n.) — A marketing term for obedience.
Civic Discourse (n.) — A participatory ritual formerly believed to affect policy.
Law and Order (n.) — A reassuring slogan used to criminalize dissent, distract the anxious, and dignify repression.