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minus-squareIninewCrowlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-23 months agoWhen spending money determines who wins or loses an election or political career … why keep referring to it as a democracy. A political system that runs on money is known as a plutocracy and a system that runs on the power of a few wealthy people is known as an oligarchy. Whatever this system is now … it definitely does not run on the will of the people … which is what democracy is.
minus-squareharsh3466@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoWe don’t. You’re just saying the loud part out loud.
When spending money determines who wins or loses an election or political career … why keep referring to it as a democracy.
A political system that runs on money is known as a plutocracy and a system that runs on the power of a few wealthy people is known as an oligarchy.
Whatever this system is now … it definitely does not run on the will of the people … which is what democracy is.
We don’t. You’re just saying the loud part out loud.