Oligo + Archy ..... I'm not surprised most Americans can't figure it out themselves, just disappointed.
this post was submitted on 17 Jan 2025
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Becoming..? The country founded on the principle that only landowners and capitalists should be represented democratically is becoming an oligarchy?
Yes, because the early USA did not resemble an modern oligarchy but rather a plutocracy which despite its problems still has greater room for a merit based system than a modern oligarchy provides. We are intentionally concentrating a tremendous amount of wealth in the hands of very few people.
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The one directly inspired by Rome, an oligarchy with strict class systems and slavery?
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I really wish Plutocracy was used more because its not just that its a small group but in particular that politcal power is on a per dollar basis.
Kleptocracy is even better...
Pretty soon it will just say "See America"
Ye's best start believin' in oligarchies.
Yer in one!
What we call laws are more like guidelines than actual rules we abide by…
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Huh, this actually seems legit. Compared to my ultra-scientific Google trends comparo it was half as popular of a search as Taylor Swift at its peak, which seems pretty big.
Oh damn, just comparing it to 'oligarchy' and it's much bigger.
Just to add, this proves:
- that Americans in general aren't following along on their own
- that Biden could have influenced the discourse and been a force for good IF HE HAD BEEN COMMUNICATING LIKE THIS ALL ALONG. Unfortuntately they decided to 'show not tell' and let Trumpism fill the communication void with their lying bullshit for four years. Joe's biggest failure and one we shouldn't forgive him for.
Americans in general aren't following along on their own
This was also shown on election day when people googled "did Joe Biden drop out". Many voters had no idea Kamala Harris was even running for president.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/search-interest-did-joe-biden-211913111.html
I get a lot of folks are busy, working two jobs, dealing with childcare and healthcare and whatnot, but how deep do you have to bury your head in the sand to be so unaware or disconnected from an American Presidential election? It's unfathomable to me.
They're broke and desperate. Also, racist and sexist.
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His handlers didn't want him appearing in public. But that's where the bully pulpit is,
Moral victories rather than actual victories to stop or slow this down was their focus. And it still is.
I swear he could have been communicating like this all along and it wouldn't have mattered. The average person tuned out election coverage completely and even if they didn't, the news would have hardly covered it.
You could sure be right. I am convinced it would have made a difference though. The thing that really infuriates me though is that they barely tried.
The thing that infuriates me is that the only two people allowed to run on the Democrat side were people Democrat voters didn't really want to vote for. I'm sooooo tired of voting for "at least they're not [other candidates]"
(Don't get the wrong idea, I sure as hell voted anyway)
Apparently they heard him this time. It would be interesting to know why they paid attention now.
Coverage. A lot more coverage. Farewell speeches happen once every 4 years so it's much more novel than the constant campaign trail news (which was largely dominated by whatever distraction the other side was cooking up)
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