• Burn_The_Right@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not in the U.S. Not as long as conservatives (incl. neo-liberals) have the power to protect them.

    Our conservative politicians are bought and paid for by large anti-competitive corporations.

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      1 year ago

      Bought and paid for with a pittance.

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        1 year ago

        They are bribed for so little that it would be almost easier to make a dystopian sounding PAC with money raised by small dollar donations to bribe them to do what the people want instead of them doing what rich donors want.

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          Only if that PAC could somehow guarantee a cushy job post politics.