Has USA Become Oligarchy, Not Democracy anymore?
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Devise a platform that takes advantage of the dissatisfaction with the two majors. Start small, working at local and state level. Build credibility. With that comes more money and a bigger voice. Probably 20 years from inception to winning a national-level election. Less if there are major scandals.
So they got rid of the monarchy and gave us the Bush and Clinton families .
The next American civil war will resemble the war of the roses with the winner getting the crown .
My bet is on Chelsea . ( it sounds like a proper English name you know )
Sure but that holds true in Canada as well as the United States . We live in a Constitutional Monarchy well they live in a Republic .
We both get to vote but neither is true democracy .
I have heard Republicans refer to Chelsea as being rather horsey.
Whether republican or democrats win is irrelevant because both parties are bought and sold by the same ruling class. And proof that the American electorate are willfully ignorant can be found right here on CC - Wally Wal-Mart (even though he is just a Yanky wannabe like Boomer).
and that falls squarely on the lap of the electorate. No one else is to blame for allowing it.
If I were you I would cut that half off. I would find it a handicap.Hey idiot, I have dual citizenship moron.. I'm not a Yankee wannabe, I'm 50% Yankee.
Nope it was well earn, 5 years of misery being married to a Seattle women. (2nd ex-wife)
If I ever re-marry, she has to be Australian.
(collecting passports)damn you're worse at marriage the I was.Nope it was well earn, 5 years of misery being married to a Seattle women. (2nd ex-wife)
If I ever re-marry, she has to be Australian.
Well I have no qualms about Chelsea's horse face , funny the first I heard about it was just now, from you .
Are you a closet republican Cliffy ?
It' doesn't feel good to be cynical, jaded. When you're a youngster you want to believe that everything has always been on the up and up and that your countries leadership is as good as gold. You feel a sense of security in those beliefs as a kid. Then as you begin to read a book or two about history and things like the robber barons and the like, you sit back , stare at the walls and think to yourself, I believed a load of S*** most of my life. This country has always been an oligarchy. The privileged have always ran the show from day one with the image they created presented to the masses for the sole purpose of maintaining civility and order. Could always be worse though I guess.
And I do believe this is pretty common and is true regarding most societies going back thousands of years.
And I do believe this is pretty common and is true regarding most societies going back thousands of years.
I think build credibility is your phase 2 there.
A similar study would probably find that Canada is the same, although I'd suspect less so. I think most Conservative voters got exactly what they wanted from Harper.