Is America on it's way to becoming an Oligarchy?

[ProgressiveCanadian]

I say yes. Google definition: "a small group of people having control of a country, organization, or institution"

[Mercenary]

What do you mean becoming?

[Mr. Reactionary]

What do you mean becoming?

Exactly. Bush Clinton Clinton Bush Bush Obama Obama Clinton Clinton.

[Asian Nazi]

I hope so.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

lol

Seems like your the only one laughing.

[This account no longer in use.]

In some ways, yes.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

to a certain extent, all countries on earth are "oligarchic". I don't think America is significantly any more oligarchic than most democratic countries (including OP's country) aside from a few  well-run egalitarain nations in Northern and Western Europe.

[Virginiá]

I'd say we're already in a mild stage of being an oligarchy. It's pretty blatant too when you look at voting patterns in Congress and political donations to the various politicians who made said votes.

Princeton did a study on policy in the US, and the result was that it almost always favors the agenda of the wealthy: http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9354310

All in all, we have it better than others, but the wealthy are significantly squandering our future for their own personal greed and if we don't start to act on this, it will get far, far worse.

[White Trash]

The closest the United States got to a true oligarchy was during Democratic-Republican era when only the landed class could vote. Any claims that we are anywhere near that level of undemocratic government are ludicrous.

[Pyro]

It has been an oligarchy for some time now.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

The closest the United States got to a true oligarchy was during Democratic-Republican era when only the landed class could vote. Any claims that we are anywhere near that level of undemocratic government are ludicrous.

If you do not believe corporate america and the billionaire class don't run the politicians you are extremely oblivious.

[🦀🎂🦀🎂]

The closest the United States got to a true oligarchy was during Democratic-Republican era when only the landed class could vote. Any claims that we are anywhere near that level of undemocratic government are ludicrous.

If you do not believe corporate america and the billionaire class don't run the politicians you are extremely oblivious.

The world - and its politicians - is less black and white than you may think.

[Asian Nazi]

The closest the United States got to a true oligarchy was during Democratic-Republican era when only the landed class could vote. Any claims that we are anywhere near that level of undemocratic government are ludicrous.

If you do not believe corporate america and the billionaire class don't run the politicians you are extremely oblivious.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

The closest the United States got to a true oligarchy was during Democratic-Republican era when only the landed class could vote. Any claims that we are anywhere near that level of undemocratic government are ludicrous.

If you do not believe corporate america and the billionaire class don't run the politicians you are extremely oblivious.

Your In China you wouldn't quite know unless you did research, which you clearly do not.

[Asian Nazi]

The closest the United States got to a true oligarchy was during Democratic-Republican era when only the landed class could vote. Any claims that we are anywhere near that level of undemocratic government are ludicrous.

If you do not believe corporate america and the billionaire class don't run the politicians you are extremely oblivious.

Your In China you wouldn't quite know unless you did research, which you clearly do not.

wtf lol

[Mr. Reactionary]

The closest the United States got to a true oligarchy was during Democratic-Republican era when only the landed class could vote. Any claims that we are anywhere near that level of undemocratic government are ludicrous.

If you do not believe corporate america and the billionaire class don't run the politicians you are extremely oblivious.

Your In China you wouldn't quite know unless you did research, which you clearly do not.

Violent Socialist doesn't live in China, he only wishes he did.

[Frodo]

Hasn't it always been an oligarchy, to varying degrees? Of course, there have been times when it was more democratic  (i.e. the Jacksonian era), only to return to its more traditional inclination.  

[Vosem]

Yes, but only because the majority of the voters in this country are cool with that.

[Ebsy]

Lots of sage in this thread.

[Sprouts Farmers Market ✘]

Left wing intelligentsia, my friends.

This thread makes an excellent case for oligarchy, I give it that.

(And if I have to see "Your" used incorrectly, I swear)

[Virginiá]

Yes, but only because the majority of the voters in this country are cool with that.

I know, right

If every voter in this country actually bothered to thoroughly research their candidates and what the issues are, and exactly why they aren't getting solved, then who people vote for would change significantly.

I mean seriously, if people in Kentucky would do the research, and put 2+2 together, I doubt they would be re-electing McConnell cycle after cycle. That guy is a political parasite and doesn't even appear liked at all in his own state, but they won't get rid of him because so many of them are far too apathetic and quite frankly, ignorant and maybe even flat out stupid.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

LOL at the people who don't think it is. Oh no no the Senators and Congresspeople are looking out for YOU not their donors.

[Antonio the Sixth]

No, because it is already.

[Edu]

"Corporate America" "Billionaire Class" "More Cowbell"

[Clarko95 📚💰📈]

Lots of sage in this thread.