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Insane to deny facts cali Aug 2016 #1
Jimmy Carter For One Me. Aug 2016 #2
Just another Juggalo. nt villager Aug 2016 #8
I think the derision about the term "oligarchy" came from its ignorant overuse. Squinch Aug 2016 #3
That is absurd cali Aug 2016 #4
Links? Squinch Aug 2016 #5
..... cali Aug 2016 #6
OK, yes. There were three people in that thread who denied that we ar an oligarchy. Squinch Aug 2016 #9
I agree Cary Aug 2016 #24
it's more like a huge militaristic war machine SheriffBob Aug 2016 #7
O'Ligarchy? griloco Aug 2016 #10
The person (not OP) who started this divisive shit-storm did no Democrat any good at this time. nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #11
We aren't an oligarchy. We're a plutocracy, turning into a theocratic, fascist plutocracy. Feeling the Bern Aug 2016 #12
Only if Democrats don't Get Out The Vote to vote against the Mango Mussolini. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2016 #14
The executive branch is less of a problem. Warren Stupidity Aug 2016 #20
Huh? I mentioned or thought nothing of the primaries. I'm not rehashing old battles Feeling the Bern Aug 2016 #26
I'd say our political system has been corrupted by the money of the rich and powerful. jalan48 Aug 2016 #13
Here's another "dummy": Former Secy of Labor Robert Reich, from two years ago AikidoSoul Aug 2016 #15
Whatever word you use to describe it...especially since SCOTUS passed Citizens United, the judesedit Aug 2016 #16
bernie sanders msongs Aug 2016 #17
We all pay for it by keeping this status quo, and it's not gonna change until we do. jtuck004 Aug 2016 #18
The Clowns at Stanford, That's Who! montex Aug 2016 #19
THANK YOU! I was looking for that study! Buckeye_Democrat Aug 2016 #21
By definition those clowns are clowns. Warren Stupidity Aug 2016 #22
Noam Chomsky calls it a Plutocracy but his description easily fits the Oligarchy definition too. Ford_Prefect Aug 2016 #23
Some of the same people who got booted or left the site because they said exactly the same thing. TalkingDog Aug 2016 #25
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