A political system where corporations own most of the mass media, where billionaires buy politicians, and where private-interest lobbyists shape legislation cannot legitimately be described as democratic. Call it what you want, but "democracy" isn't it.
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Oligarchy

Mar 13, 2023 · 1:45 PM UTC

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Oligarchy is the inevitable conclusion of capitalism. Stop dancing around this, it's only making you look worse.
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Kleptocracy, Kakistocracy, Plutocracy … take your pick. Why are you running for office inside that system if you recognise what it is?
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Plutocracy would be the more correct term.
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Corporatocracy
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Democracy "Demokratur" in Swedish) (telescope word of democracy and dictatorship) is a concept where the modern democracies are criticized for sham democracy and lack of distribution of power where more protection against majority oppression is demanded. 1/
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