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> [...] both sides have no shortage or rich benefactors. I think the idea of "both sides" having rich benefactors grossly oversimplifies political alignment in
by graedus 9y ago
> [...] both sides have no shortage or rich benefactors.
I think the idea of "both sides" having rich benefactors grossly oversimplifies political alignment in the US. Perhaps you mean that there are both rich Democrats and rich Republicans. True! Unfortunately, this is a problem in itself if the most of the rich benefactors of both major parties have outsize influence over the direction of their party - which candidates it backs and funds, what policies it favors, etc. It can lead to bipartisan consensus among most of the politicians in each party that is not in alignment with what is desired by the non-rich majority.
- moduspol 9y agoThat's absolutely true, and it's also self-reinforcing in that rich people pitted against each other with two parties helps ensure the lack of a third party. I do think it's a far cry from money and power being interchangeable, though, as parent claimed.