return2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agoYou Can’t Have Both Democracy and Billionaireswww.currentaffairs.orgexternal-linkmessage-square76linkfedilinkarrow-up1441arrow-down18cross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.worldchapotraphouse@hexbear.net
arrow-up1433arrow-down1external-linkYou Can’t Have Both Democracy and Billionaireswww.currentaffairs.orgreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square76linkfedilinkcross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.worldchapotraphouse@hexbear.net
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days ago If someone doesn’t want to be on the list of candidates, they can decline and another will be added. We can just pay off whomever wins or threaten/disappear people until we find someone pro-billionaire.
minus-squareWoodScientist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoFatalism is fatal. You’re postulating a mechanism that exists regardless of type of government, so it’s irrelevant to the discussion here.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 days agoGetting rid of the capitalists is a requirement before any change can take place.
We can just pay off whomever wins or threaten/disappear people until we find someone pro-billionaire.
Fatalism is fatal. You’re postulating a mechanism that exists regardless of type of government, so it’s irrelevant to the discussion here.
Getting rid of the capitalists is a requirement before any change can take place.