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Re: Oligarchy 

By: Cactus Flower in ALEA | Recommend this post (2)
Sun, 20 Apr 14 1:10 AM | 81 view(s)
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i also think the influence of oligarchy is responsible for many of the obvious errors of judgement made in the us in recent years.

oligarchs stand in the way of nearly every change the american people appear to wish for.

think of the power of the gun industry, or the military-industrial complex, or big oil, or the pharmaceutical companies. see the way the politicians go cap in hand to wealthy donors.

this is the usa's practical constitution. and it damages everyone, everywhere.

if only the us could get its democracy back.


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Re: Oligarchy
By: Cactus Flower in ALEA
Sat, 19 Apr 14 8:47 PM 		Msg. 15404 of 54959

for myself, i don't think it is the end of western democracy. i think the us system doesn't achieve what it seeks. the princeton study is evidence which in my view supports that argument.

but i also think the us can get back on track to being a responsive democracy. it just needs to challenge some of its self evident truths. or even just to interpret them more flexibly.

eg the idea that a corporation is a person could use some further thought. it can be in some ways. but not in electoral terms.

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