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> ... all the seats he grabbed was thanks to his friends from big industry Sounds a lot like modern US politics, doesn't it (eg [1] [2] [3])? [1]: https://www
by jmyeet 5y ago
> ... all the seats he grabbed was thanks to his friends from big industry
Sounds a lot like modern US politics, doesn't it (eg [1] [2] [3])?
[1]: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brothers-americans-for-prosperity-rightwing-political-group https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/sep/26/koch-brother...
[2]: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-backed-effort-to-block-the-largest-election-reform-bill-in-half-a-century https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/inside-the-koch-bac...
[3]: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-public-transit.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/climate/koch-brothers-pub...
- southerntofu 5y agoI'm certainly not arguing otherwise. Some would argue that fascism (as Mussolini explained, the merging of Corporate and State power) is the logical continuation/byproduct of "social democracy" when the oligarchy feels threatened by popular movements.