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As an European I often wonder, how do people in the US cope with this level of corporate driven politics... I have the impression in Europe this kind of connect
by pointernil 11y ago
As an European I often wonder, how do people in the US cope with this level of corporate driven politics...
I have the impression in Europe this kind of connections do exists but are seen as a serious problem and actively worked against in the legislation and even with this those connection are increasing and "growing" in weight on politics.
I have the impression what Europe is trying to work against is the normal modus operandi in US politics.
Are Europe and the US approaching some kind of middle point in the level of inter-connectivity of corporations and politics: Europe reaching it from the lower levels and the US by reaching it from higher levels?
It is really absurd how since the 60s resp. 70s after the nations coped more or less with the devastation of the 2 World Wars, politics has been reduced essentially to economic interests and agendas AND in the process gave it self up to the economic agents: large corporations which are defining politics.
Are economics, money, corporations over-represented in politics?
- andrewmutz 11y agoIf I understand the article correctly, the people they are talking about don't hold public office. They are private citizens who are pro-NSA and who have corporate ties to the NSA, and are speaking publicly. So I don't think this article is an example of politicians having corporate motivations, but rather talking heads on TV having corporate motivation.