I agree... unfortunately, the people who are in charge of making that happen, are also the ones who benefit from it existing in its current state. Everything they receive, should be tied to the average citizen somehow, and there should definitely be term limits.
do you think that social injustice is not a direct result of plutocracy or oligarchy ? it is, because if social politics were up to the majority of citizens then we would have had far better equal rights in a wider spectrum because believe it or not majority of people are good and kind and and want what is fair and equal.…
i am curious to know what would it take for people to believe that USA is an oligarchy/plutocracy and not really a democracy ? *since citizens united ruling, corporations have 1st amendment right *money is now a freedom of speech *people like Jimmy Carter and Bernie Sanders explicitly says USA is an oligarchy *a research…
I'm sure they are enjoying their democracy now, and leaving my country (Italy) to deal with the mass of people escaping the war that now is raging. I was not replying directly to you, but in a general way of what voting for Hillary Clinton may lead to. To not derail the thread further, if you consider that the most…
And people getting their information from top voted comments on reddit where most of Sanders supporters are is supposed to be any better? I mean honestly, am I more informed if I shape my opinions around a tumblr/reddit post vs something with a clear right leaning slant like wallstreet journal op ed? I seriously doubt it.…
Jacque you're kind of beating people over the head with this study and I'm not sure it says what you think it says, i.e. that the US is an oligarchy, that part you appear to be taking from the editorialization of the articles. And then suggesting that people shouldn't even read it to form their own conclusion I think is…