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Even if MAGA goes away in 3 years when Trump (hopefully) goes away, the US will remain an oligarchy. Billionaire's interests comes before citizens' interests. T
by lateforwork 9mo ago
Even if MAGA goes away in 3 years when Trump (hopefully) goes away, the US will remain an oligarchy. Billionaire's interests comes before citizens' interests. This is because of a supreme court decision that allowed billionaires to buy elections. For this reason, even though I am American, I'd like to see European alternatives to US apps and services, because they are more likely to serve my interests.
- okanat 9mo agoThe big picture isn't that different in Europe. Most EU countries are also oligarchies, just with a lot more bloody histories and national traumas. The social safety net is kept to the level of remembrance of those traumas. Once people start forgetting them, the oligarchs will take away the rights one by one. The response to US betrayal is weak because our oligarchs own lots and lots of investments in the US. Our banks invest in US treasuries and especially in the US real estate market. They then leverage those US investments against normal people in the EU and consolidate more and more power (and assets) and blame normal people for not having investments or not working enough. They are the ones who take away EU GDP and park it in US investment tools. Forming businesses is more risky in many EU countries due to extremely conservative policies of those same banks who prefer US investments instead.
- mmooss 9mo agoI think that's overwhelmingly false. Wealth concentration isn't nearly as high in Europe.
- bethekidyouwant 9mo agoWealth concentration doesn’t make his point false at all
- Hikikomori 9mo agoIt likely isn't over with him. Trump is just the frontman and possibly fall guy for project 2025/federalist society. They are his entire cabinet and their plan was to replace all government workers with their own loyal people.
- Archelaos 9mo agoThe problem are not Trump or the billionaires, but the majority of the American people who support them. They knew what they were getting.
- lateforwork 9mo agoNo they didn't know what they were getting. They didn't and can't look beyond the price of eggs at their local Kroger. To a large extend this election was decided by the price of eggs.
- mrtesthah 9mo agoA permanent cult-following minority does want a white christian nationalist dictatorship. Everyone else are low information voters. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/trump-roles-supporters-categories/685706/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/01/trump-roles-sup...
- trhway 9mo ago"The price of eggs" was direct result of the screwed response to the pandemics, all that panicked senseless running around like beheaded chickens and the total dismissal of reality. Populists come to power when the ruling elites bankrupt by corruption and ineptitude the trust that the populace had had in them.
- terminalshort 9mo agoThis is a tired old trope that really has no basis in reality. There have been no large scale policy changes favoring billionaires since the campaign finance laws changed. In two out of the last 3 elections, the major corporate money backed candidate lost. The government is run by the 24 hour news cycle and the attention economy, not by the decree of billionaires. We operate firmly under the tyranny of the majority.
- lateforwork 9mo ago> the major corporate money backed candidate lost Elon Musk spent $290 million to elect Trump. Are you saying that had no impact? How do you know this?
- terminalshort 9mo agoBoth sides have their supporters. Everyone knows that. I'm not going to take your bait to prove a negative. In both 2016 and 2024 Trump raised less money than his opponent (massively less in 2016) and still won.
- lateforwork 9mo agoThat was a different election.
- irishcoffee 9mo agoTrump raised and spent less money in 2024. Full stop.
- lateforwork 9mo agoRight, he didn't have as many people giving $10 to $25 instead he had a few billionaires ploughing millions into superpacks.
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