• Justin@lemmy.jlh.name
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      12 days ago

      “sharing power” implies that non-plutocrats are not involved in the decision, i.e. implying elections are fake

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        11 days ago

        Your conclusion is wrong, in that I didn’t say they’re fake, I said that they serve as a way for different mega wealthy people to take turns at serving their own interests. Which may be a synonym or not, depending on your perspective.

        But I did imply that non-plutocrats have zero sway in elections, because of how the system is stacked for the two parties because of many different aspects, but one of the obvious ones is just how much money you need to run a successful campaign.

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          11 days ago

          I didn’t know Bernie Sanders was a plutocrat. Just because one race is inaccessible from the working class doesn’t mean all elections are rigged.

          Learned helplessness.

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            11 days ago

            Are you arguing my point for me? Indeed, Sanders is exceptional, truly one of a kind - I’m not being sarcastic here, he really is a remarkable person.

            But how many times did he get to run for president? Zero. Both times he was shut down. In any normal country, I have no doubts he would have been president.

            What conclusions you decide to take are up to you, don’t make that my responsibility. You can take it lying down if that’s what you prefer, we tend to go out and make a bit of a mess around here.