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In the past economic and political leaders were drawn from the nation as a whole? What period of time are you talking about?
by cool_dude85 6y ago
In the past economic and political leaders were drawn from the nation as a whole? What period of time are you talking about?
- dmoy 6y agoMaybe they mean a country other than the US? Certainly no significant period of time has drawn a significant portion of national leaders in the US from anything but the elite. Hell for more than half of the history of the US, half the population wasn't even allowed to vote, much less make it into the Senate.
- thatguy0900 6y agoI think he might be talking about career politicians vs "normal" elites who go into politics for a bit before returning to their previous field