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The US is still a functioning democracy, more or less. Vote smarter, people.
by blacksqr 7y ago
The US is still a functioning democracy, more or less. Vote smarter, people.
- wmeredith 7y agoNot according to a 2014 Princeton study; the US is an Oligarchy: “Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organised groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on US government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.” https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746 https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-echochambers-27074746
- blacksqr 7y agoOligarchy is the default setting of society. If we have it here in America, it's because we don't vote smart.