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One measure of democracy is how much say you have in issues which affect you, the running of your neighborhood, your government etc. If you look at decision ma
by Synaesthesia 1mo ago
One measure of democracy is how much say you have in issues which affect you, the running of your neighborhood, your government etc.
If you look at decision making at high levels, the general population usually gets ignored. Instead, powerful special interests dominate the government.
Particularly with regard to foreign affairs of the USA, the oil lobby and weapons manufacturers. And look who's benefiting from the current state of affairs in Ukraine, Iran and Venezuela: US arms manufacturers and oil companies.
On the other hand in many ways people in the USA are extroardinarly free, there's pretty good protection of freedom of speech.
- inigyou 1mo agoIf high levels are ignoring the general population and dominated by special interests, that's an oligarchy. You agree with the article.
- cucumber3732842 1mo ago>One measure of democracy is how much say you have in issues which affect you, the running of your neighborhood, your government etc. We've intentionally reduced everyone's say in everything around them with state/fed regulation and the whole "make it cost too much to be viable on its face but then give them a grant/tax break/other favorable treatment to make it work if they jump through the right hoops" paradigm that's permeated damn near everything.
- GJim 1mo ago> people in the USA are extroardinarly free, there's pretty good protection of freedom of speech. Unless you try criticising the president...... That is to say, anybody _in power_ or any in any position of authority is significantly curtailing their criticism of Trump. If you haven't noticed this by now, then I despair. Frankly it's unimportant what the little guy says about Trump. The little guys speech is 'free', but the moment the little guy is in a position of power, watch the US administration silence him. BTW: Being 'silenced' doesn't mean being carted off to prison. It means the Trump taking away your authority, reputation, career and/or livelihood. That is all that is required.