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True, it seems we live in an oligarchy.
No one less than former US President Jimmy Carter has said as much
Idk I’ve said it and I’m far less than that legend.
Seems
This is an inevitability when economic power is functionally political power. It bleeds our democracy out and hurts everyone (including the billionaires - not that I'm inclined to care and their willfully self-inflicted suffering).