The discussion expanded upon this issue at length. I found this reference interesting: >Aristotle used the term oligarchia to designate the rule of the few whe

The discussion expanded upon this issue at length. I found this reference interesting: >Aristotle used the term oligarchia to designate the rule of the few when it was exercised not by the best but by bad persons unjustly. https://www.britannica.com/topic/oligarchy#:~:text=Aristotle%20used%20the%20term%20oligarchia%20to%20designate%20the%20rule%20of%20the%20few%20when%20it%20was%20exercised%20not%20by%20the%20best%20but%20by%20bad%20persons%20unjustly https://www.britannica.com/topic/oligarchy#:~:text=Aristotle... The presumption of democracy as inherently virtuous was also explored. The counter point being that it is majoritarian rule, where the minority is subjugated. As to the above poster, I'm not sure what his point was. If we consider it in the context of the discussion where Russian oligarchs are demonized as such, then we can also see where these same Russian oligarchs have been punished or even removed from their position by the Russian state. Typically this was when they went against the ruling political elite. The discussion was interesting and perhaps the title does it injustice. However, I'm not sure how such a wide ranging topic could be effectively summarized in a single title. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_oligarchs#:~:text=The%20Guardian%20reported%20in%202008%20that%20%22%27oligarchs%27%20from%20the%20era%20of%20former%20president%20Boris%20Yeltsin%20have%20been%20purged%20by%20the%20Kremlin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_oligarchs#:~:text=The%...