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colonialism: The colonial domination policy pursued by the powers of Europe, from the second half of the XIX century to the years following World War II. A colonial system.

imperialism: The policy of forcefully extending a nation's authority by territorial gain or by the establishment of economic and political dominance over other nations.

monarchy: A government with a hereditary head of state (whether as a figurehead or as a powerful ruler).

communism: Any political philosophy or ideology advocating holding the production of resources collectively.

marxism: Any social or political philosophy or ideology derived from the thought of Karl Marx.

totalitarian: A system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially and politically. For example a dictatorship such as the Nazi regime.

democratic: Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or constructed upon the principle of government by the people.

fascism: A political regime, having totalitarian aspirations, ideologically based on a relationship between business and the centralized government, business-and-government control of the market place, repression of criticism or opposition, a leader cult and exalt

oligarchy: A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.

depravity: The state or condition of being depraved; moral debasement.

irony: The quality or state of an event being both coincidental and contradictory in a humorous or poignant and extremely improbable way.

profane: Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing.

prudent: Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; careful, discreet, sensible; -- opposed to rash; directed by prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence;

redemption: the act of redeeming or something redeemed

sadist: One who derives pleasure through cruelty or pain to others.

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