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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"the United States is an oligarchy with unlimited political bribery" -Jimmy Carter
According to the former president, Americans are now experiencing "a complete subversion of our political system as a payoff to major contributors."
July 30 2015
Jimmy Carter was right about this. There is no attempt to give it a veneer of Democracy anymore. The incoming fascist oligarchy is packed with billionaires who intend to destroy our government, its institutions, and our economy so they can lord over the remains.

LaMouffette
(2,480 posts)register with MAGA voters' last remaining brain cell. The word "oligarchy" is just too many syllables for them to handle.
Joinfortmill
(17,701 posts)sop
(13,400 posts)they will somehow be exempt from the effects, and only "other people" will be hurt.
2naSalit
(96,267 posts)They are confusing oligarchic takeover with their expected rapture.
Mr.Bill
(24,906 posts)We will know for sure when they start talking about only the rich being raptured.
Skittles
(163,073 posts)they absolutely do think only those "other people" will be hurt
malaise
(282,438 posts)Rec
BoRaGard
(4,721 posts)No wonder the Russians and their Republican comrades hate you so. Truths upset them muchly.
Martin68
(25,284 posts)Beck23
(367 posts)The Supreme Court decision "Citizens United" opened the door to this. This statement was a response to a question about this decision. The decision was in 2010. In 14 years we are an Oligarchy. So we need Congress to make a law limiting political donations. That probably won't happen until we have all 3 branches of the government.
CousinIT
(11,185 posts)I don't know if we will continue to have elections or if we do, whether they'll look like elections in Russia and Hungary - which have a veneer of being Democratic elections but are not.
If we can overcome the bullshit no doubt coming from his DoJ pick which despises voting rights, then yes we need a trifecta and to overturn CU, codify Roe, pass the No Kings Act and a lot of other stuff.
dalton99a
(87,743 posts)Mblaze
(511 posts)Corporations are people and money is speech.
AllaN01Bear
(24,519 posts)you cant take it wiith u ?
leftyladyfrommo
(19,647 posts)And he was right way before his time.
littlemissmartypants
(27,069 posts)Now the USA is headed for totalitarianism as a kleptocracy.
kleptocracy
noun /klep'takrəsi/
A government with corrupt rulers
who use their power to exploit the
people and natural resources of their
own territory in order to extend their
personal wealth and political power.
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