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In reply to the discussion: I have this nagging feeling the world in general is spiraling out of control [View all]FightingIrish
(2,716 posts)Having recently read Dark Money I believe that it can all be attributed to a few who have amassed so much wealth and power that they no longer see themselves as mere humans. They have bought Congress, the courts and the White House. They are executing a carefully planned attack on democracy to keep the pendulum from ever swinging back. Gerrymandering, voter suppression, repressive tax policy, perversion of social media, unchecked campaign spending and cultivation of divisive issues are the key weapons in their arsenal. For them government is not an instrument of the common good but a means to amassing more wealth and protecting it. It is not surprising that the ultra wealthy see themselves in the same light as Russian oligarchs. They are not nationalists but a tribe of billionaire kleptocrats.