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minus-squareECBlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoThe US is just an oligarchy. Most political scientists agree these days. It might not be Russia-levels of oligarchy, but it’s trending that way.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoWhat you call “oligarchy” is just the natural consequence of Capitalism’s centralizing forces.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoI do think calling Capitalism’s end stage as “oligarchy” gets in the way of depicting the very real tie to its eventual collapse that comes from this centralization, though.
The US is just an oligarchy. Most political scientists agree these days.
It might not be Russia-levels of oligarchy, but it’s trending that way.
What you call “oligarchy” is just the natural consequence of Capitalism’s centralizing forces.
Both can be true. I agree with you.
I do think calling Capitalism’s end stage as “oligarchy” gets in the way of depicting the very real tie to its eventual collapse that comes from this centralization, though.