The wealthy, including those who are just dumb luck heirs to fortunes, are convinced that they should be totally in charge or have someone who will act to provide them with the controlling positions of authority, i.e., a plutocracy. Fascism is the system that does exactly that. This has been their goal since the inception of the nation. In reality they actually did control virtually every aspect of government until the election of Roosevelt who provided the working class with the power, unionization, to challenge the system and demand a fair price for their labors. The dramatic improvement of that revolt is a long list including child labor, dangerous working conditions, starvation wages, social security, the standard workweek, compulsory education, etc. Each and every one of these measures was fought against by the Republicans until many were forced to comply due to the ground swell that erupted. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the Democratic Party lost its way and failed to continue to support the working class they had courted and put their party in power. It seems that the Republicans are using the same conditions, although not as extreme as earlier, with the same solution except with the promise of the power of unlimited power of the presidency and will use any method, including rigging elections by voter and gerrymandering suppression to actually negating the votes of those who oppose them.
How it will end could very well depend on whether the apathy of the citizens can be overcome before it is too late and they can be awakened before the Republic is destroyed.
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