"The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary." ~ H.L. Mencken
If You Like Your Oligarchy, You Can Keep Your Oligarchy
Submitted by A. Magnus on Wed, 2015-08-05 00:00
"There is no doubt that the will of the people has been sidelined in favor of the biggest pockets. Fewer and fewer individuals are underwriting the costs of campaigns, and making it a prerequisite to get cozy with big corporate donors, and edging out the influence of the every man. The Associated Press just reviewed the donations so far for the 2016 presidential cycle, and found stunning results – that just 60 individuals have given more than a third of the total money so far:"
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