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Study concludes: The US is an oligarchy, not a democracy - UPI.com (www.upi.com)
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A study from Princeton and Northwestern Universities concludes that U.S. political policy is determined by the economic elite, not the majority of citizens.

This is what .world and .works are fighting to keep in place, with their rabid anti* communism.

This is what racism and anticommunism, anti LGBTQ are fighting to preserve and send to poorest to die to achieve and expand it.

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[–] 14 points 3 weeks ago

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    [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago

    First thought: "Sounds like that 2014 study."

    Wait, it is a 2014 article from that same study.

    Never go a week without a reminder of what Gilens and Page concluded.

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    [–] 8 points 3 weeks ago*

    Link to the actual study if wanted, its all on the page, or you can click 'save PDF' near the top: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B

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    [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    Also there’s a video forgot who posted it about how out of thousands of counties in Amerikkka only like a few are genuinely dont vote for the same party so that’s a two party oligarch “democracy” for ya. (Also it’s my two year anniversary of creating this acc.)

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