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Laelth

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4. Every republic that has ever existed has been an oligarchy.

Sat May 23, 2020, 08:20 PM

May 2020

The United States is a republic. Therefore, it is an oligarchy. We just have to accept this fact. Oligarchies can be benevolent (if they are liberal—if they are dedicated to spreading the wealth that capitalism generates to ALL the people), or they can be malevolent (if they are dedicated to concentrating wealth in the hands of the richest and most powerful among us).

I am a capitalist and a liberal. I favor a benign oligarchy that enriches us all, but I will not deceive myself by thinking that the United States isn’t an oligarchy. It is, for better or for worse.

Accepting the truth as you perceive it IS NOT brainwashing. It’s just painful acceptance of truths that your previous belief system could not encompass.

-Laelth

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Do You Ever Feel Brainwashed? [View all] qwlauren35 May 2020 OP

I feel I was brainwashed when I ate animals. Government funding of factory farms and the military mucifer May 2020 #1

Corporations are not going away. LakeArenal May 2020 #2

Money $ick assholes, it's bananas, they are just ill from power and greed stuck on MORE MORE MORE? Brainfodder May 2020 #6

K&R, I'm feeling like this is pre Iraq war "shock and awe" and the stupid assed media is going along uponit7771 May 2020 #3

Every republic that has ever existed has been an oligarchy. Laelth May 2020 #4

OK qwlauren35 May 2020 #7

Take pride in the fact that you are a liberal. Laelth May 2020 #8

My sentiment has been that the covers have been pulled back and "America" is a sham. chowder66 May 2020 #5