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Democracy is meaningless if lobbyists are allowed to run rampant. You elect representatives once very 4-5 years and these guys are working 24/7 everyday to get
by throw2016 9y ago
Democracy is meaningless if lobbyists are allowed to run rampant. You elect representatives once very 4-5 years and these guys are working 24/7 everyday to get their way with billions of dollars at play.
What's the point then of elections if its continuous lobbying with periodic interruptions that merely change the player?
Add revolving doors, favours to family and friends, media propaganda and modern democracy ceases to be meaningful and looks like lip service.
- r00fus 9y agoThere's a theory that modern democracy is equivalent to bread & circuses. An efficient way to keep the hoi palloi occupied while they're being looted. I mean, we have more oversight on casinos than voting machines, and more interest in who's first-round in the sports drafts than who's standing in elections. It takes a carefully crafted culture to keep a democracy defanged enough to not get in the way of the wealthy and powerful yet legitimate enough to defray mass revolts.