Anarchist Encyclopedia
The Anarchist Encyclopedia — D
THE ANARCHIST ENCYCLOPEDIA: translated entries DANSE Edwin Rothen DARWINISME J. C. DARWINISME Gérard de Lacaze-Duthiers DEBACLE (FR/EN) DEBACLE n. f. In the literal sense, the debacle is the consequence of a rise in temperature that, by causing a thaw, breaks the ice covering the rivers. This rupture splits the ice into countless blocks, which, drifting on the current, are sometimes very dangerous. In the figurative sense, the “debacle” is a synonym for ruin, disorder and confusion. The “debacle” of a government, that is the government’s powerlessness to cope with an existing situation. The “debacle” of an army, that is […]