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I think "routinely" is overstating it. These days, "infrequently" is probably more accurate. US politics is very much of the monied, for the monied. Without
by zimpenfish 7y ago
I think "routinely" is overstating it. These days, "infrequently" is probably more accurate. US politics is very much of the monied, for the monied. Without a huge warchest, barring odd circumstances[1], you've got little chance of making it through the various filters.
[1] e.g an extremely unpopular incumbent against a popular challenger with excellent ground game.
- tomhoward 7y ago> politics is very much of the monied, for the monied This is somewhat true of course (though Obama is a notable recent exception). Indeed it's pretty true in most countries and systems of government (though my closest experience is here in Australia, where all our prime ministers going back almost 40 years, and most others in our ~120 year history, have come from modest origins). But the topic at hand is freedom of speech/expression. Whose interests are likely to be served, ultimately, by constraints on speech/expression? Those already holding power, or those seeking to reform/subvert the system?
- WalterBright 7y agoLet's look at Presidents: Obama - commoner Clinton - commoner Reagan - commoner Carter - commoner Ford - commoner Nixon - commoner Truman - commoner Sounds like routinely to me.