regardless of my opinion on democracy itself, there’s no denying that it does not exist in the United States of America
regardless of my opinion on democracy itself, there’s no denying that it does not exist in the United States of America
How so?
How so?
it’s an oligarchy/aristocracy
a candidate can’t run a campaign & get enough votes to win without spending billions of dollars
it’s not a democracy
it’s an oligarchy/aristocracy
a candidate can’t run a campaign & get enough votes to win without spending billions of dollars
it’s not a democracy
Does this include local and states politics? The US is a pretty decentralized country with power split between many parties
So does this also apply to city, county and state or are we just talking federal
Does this include local and states politics? The US is a pretty decentralized country with power split between many parties
So does this also apply to city, county and state or are we just talking federal
i don’t think i can speak on local politics with a blanket statement tbh, too many local governments
i don’t think i can speak on local politics with a blanket statement tbh, too many local governments
So is it a democracy or not
Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich--that is the democracy of capitalist society.
Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich--that is the democracy of capitalist society.
How are they insignificant if their vote determines policy
it’s an oligarchy/aristocracy
a candidate can’t run a campaign & get enough votes to win without spending billions of dollars
it’s not a democracy
How are they insignificant if their vote determines policy
uhm insignificant means small in this sense lmao
Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich--that is the democracy of capitalist society.
This doesnt make any sense
it’s an oligarchy/aristocracy
a candidate can’t run a campaign & get enough votes to win without spending billions of dollars
it’s not a democracy
the word ur looking for is plutocracy
Explain it more
whats there to explain lol? in capitalist society, the rich and the policy have democracy, the rest of us just go along at their whims
regardless of my opinion on democracy itself, there’s no denying that it does not exist in the United States of America
edgy
This doesnt make any sense
i think number wise small. i think he's referencing what's often referred to as "the .01%" wealthiest individuals in the nation
i think number wise small. i think he's referencing what's often referred to as "the .01%" wealthiest individuals in the nation
They get the same vote we do
They may have money to influence how a politician can vote but none of us here would vote for that person(Yang for an example)
Aoc is a representative of the interest of her district thats what she was voted to do just as all others