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    I am not familiar with the show, but a quick research shows that it seems like The Gilded Age portrays something similar to Downton Abbey, but it's more some quasi aristocratic class hierarchy.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    I guess the US wasn't a full-on oligarchy in that period, but one could certainly argue it was heading in that direction.

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    Isn't the difference between aristocracy and oligarchy only that oligarchy is a more corrupt version aristocracy? Seems like a blurry line. None the less, both systems seems suck for those not among the elite.

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