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2016 Postmortem

UCmeNdc

(9,600 posts) Fri Apr 18, 2014, 11:51 AM Apr 2014

Proof The US Is An Oligarchy, Not A Democracy

Great information explaining the downward spiral the US finds itself in. Why our Politicians are so controlled by the institutional selection system installed by the uber rich.

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Proof The US Is An Oligarchy, Not A Democracy (Original Post) UCmeNdc Apr 2014 OP

Need any more proof? world wide wally Apr 2014 #1

world wide wally

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1. Need any more proof?

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Fri Apr 18, 2014, 08:27 PM

Apr 2014

Just keep in mind that you can be fined for not patronizing the insurance companies (even though this is probably a good thing. Relatively speaking, of course). And you can also be fined for installing solar energy in Oklahoma now.
I believe this qualifies as facism if not oligarchy.

Democracy?
Yeah, right.

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