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> the outsized influence of large institutions on American politics is really unfortunate. The current populist wave has shown that the opposite is true. The t
by throwaway6734 4y ago
> the outsized influence of large institutions on American politics is really unfortunate.
The current populist wave has shown that the opposite is true. The threats posed by citizens united were overblown as small dollar donors are generally significantly more radical than large institution.
- alldayeveryday 4y agoDisagree in the sense that politicians, even when receiving the majority of their donations from small donor citizens, still end up beholden to major non-citizen interests. In fact, I see this development as a kind of optimization the system took. Large institutional interests figured out they can save money and motivate private citizens to fund the puppet politician's campaigns.