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Bill Gates says privately he donated $50m to Kamala Harris campaign – report (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

I know the cat is out of the bag

To be fair, the cat was out of the bag over 2000 years ago in both Greek and Roman democracies. Elites influencing elections through various means isn't new. The problem is seeing this as the natural state of things, as was common in the past. This may be subjective, but I am noticing that it's being seen more critically than a decade or two ago, in large part due to Musk's deplorable behavior shedding a light on it.