America is now the most unequal society in the developed world. Our billionaires are the richest, and our poor people are the poorest of any functioning democracy on Earth…
Neither functioning, nor a democracy. The usa has ALWAYS been an oligarchy, rule by rich white males is written in the Constitution. But I guess if you realize it’s real function is to transfer wealth from the working class to the oligarchs, then yeah, it is functioning as designed.
Neither functioning, nor a democracy. The usa has ALWAYS been an oligarchy, rule by rich white males is written in the Constitution. But I guess if you realize it’s real function is to transfer wealth from the working class to the oligarchs, then yeah, it is functioning as designed.
An oligarchy is just democracy for the ruling class