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[–] 2 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Why do we think they're less oligarchic? It's a classic principal-agent problem. Representatives are generally for sale.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Less corrupt systems than the one in the US can and do exist.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (1 child)

    I might be assuming too much of what you meant by oligarchic.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    An oligarchic system is one where political power lies predominantly in the hands of a small privileged elite. But it's not a binary concept, the current US system is less oligarchic than it was in the 19th Century, or the Venetian Republic for example. What did you mean?

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