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A study by Princeton and Northwestern universities shows that a small group of elite have control over the general population and the government only supports the rich and powerful while the masses have no say whatsoever. The 42 page report concludes "we believe that if policymaking is dominated by powerful business organizations and a small number of affluent Americans, then America's claims to being a democratic society are seriously threatened."
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Study Concludes USA is an Oligarchy
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(Score: 2, Informative) by infodragon on Thursday April 17 2014, @02:49PM
I accidentally hit submit and will continue here...
Action takes many forms, most of which are not violent. IF the population took action such as getting informed, getting involved and then voting, this country would quickly become what it was intended to be.
Unfortunately it is looking more and more like inaction is the norm and the longer that goes on the more probable violence will be the last thing to provoke the masses to action. If this happens I doubt the outcome will be good.
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(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Thursday April 17 2014, @08:55PM
I'm glad to see everyone is having such a lively discussion of my submission, I had hoped it would spark a decent debate.
But if you think voting and getting involved will do jack shit? I would point you to the run up to the Iraq war, where you had protests and petitions and none of it mattered. When you are talking about billions of dollars changing hands do you REALLY think that congress critter is gonna give a shit if you vote? he'll just get a job as a lobbyist and buy off the next guy that gets his seat, simple as that.
Of course the bigger question is what is gonna happen when the bubble bursts [youtube.com] and the feds can't keep buying off the peasants with aid. The collapse is inevitable, the bubble has been blown to big to be slowly deflated, it WILL pop. As Romney pointed out in the last election 47% of the population is getting some form of aid and I would argue the ONLY reason the peasants are as passive as they are is because of government aid....what happens when it dries up? We have already seen what those in power want....fascism. This is why we have no left wing anymore, just right wing and the Ayn Rand fan club, because if there is one thing both sides can agree on its a more fascist government. More wiretaps, more police, more "constitution free zones", more power for them and less for the people.
I personally think the people will riot and revolt first but we shall see. Mark my words we'll first have the financial aid bubble burst, which considering we have record levels of default its probably not far off now, and a couple of years after that the big stock market bubble will burst and the country in its current form, with all its bread and circuses and writing of blank checks, will end.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 1) by infodragon on Friday April 18 2014, @03:16AM
In the run-up to the Iraq war there were few that were really informed. How many actually voted, then voted for the next elections? There was no follow through over the years it would take. Getting informed and involved is one thing, staying informed and involved is entirely different. It doesn't take much time or energy and a vote every two years. How much different world things be if we had 75% informed voter turnout?
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