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The "mob" in "mob rule" does not refer to a mafia. Perhaps that's the source of this confusion?
by catalogia 6y ago
The "mob" in "mob rule" does not refer to a mafia. Perhaps that's the source of this confusion?
- skissane 6y agoIndeed, it comes from Latin “mobile vulgus”, which means roughly “easily swayed common people”. “mobile” is of course the origin of the English word “mobile”, but the thing being easily moved here is the crowd’s feelings and opinions. “vulgus” is source of the English word “vulgar”, but less pejorative - the masses, the crowd, the common or ordinary people, the non-elite