The word is too vague, too many contradictory definitions, too much a curse word to be useful. Maybe we could be careful and avoid the word except as a curse word?
There are a whole bunch of words I refuse to use, like "paradigm" (unless in reference to a grammatical model) and fascist, except when spitting mad.
Naah, I guess I'm asking too much.
Your paradigms won't buy the Times
My paradigms will ring your chimes.
Cha cha cha, baby. I gotta think of a jingle for "fascist" now.
-- John K. Taber