• Child_of_the_bukkake@lemmy.cafe
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    1 month ago

    The DNC is hobbled by oligarchs who don’t want Progressives to achieve any of their goals. The GOP is bolstered by oligarchs who want Conservatives to achieve all of their goals.

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      1 month ago

      Indeed. There are no leftist oligarchs, pretty much by logic and definition, which is a significant disadvantage in electoral oligarchy.

      If populism is ever associated with right wing politics it is typically by design of the oligarchs.

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        1 month ago

        “Right-wing populism” = The people are useful idiots for getting fascists into power.