@pg is basically arguing that fragmentation is leading to the end of oligarchy and this author is arguing we are headed toward it. Who's right? The comments I'

@pg is basically arguing that fragmentation is leading to the end of oligarchy and this author is arguing we are headed toward it. Who's right? The comments I've read today on a few of these posts today are so divisive that I'm not certain they come from the same universe. FTA: On the other hand, I also want an effective, democratic government to provide infrastructure, protect people from extreme economic contingencies (like war and hurricanes), prevent people from profiting from economic externalities (like pollution) and provide oversight for well-regulated, free and transparent markets. And that's not the direction we're heading. We're heading towards political power being concentrated irreversibly in the hands of a small minority. We're heading towards oligarchy. And that is a problem.