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The Democracy of the founding fathers was Greek Democracy, predicated upon a slave society, and restricted to only the elite. This is the society we live in today, even with our reforms towards direct representation. The system is inherently biased towards the election of elites and against the representation of the masses. Hamilton called it “faction” when the working class got together and demanded better conditions, and mechanisms were built in (which still exist to this day) that serve to ensure the continued dominance of the elite over the masses. The suffering of the many is intentional. The opulence of the wealthy is also. This is the intended outcome.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It appears to me that Israel did not have full economic power over the Gaza strip like they would under a command economy and the elected government of Hamas used that to prepare to kill over a thousand civilians in Israel. To bad they weren't authoritarian like you would prefer and they could fully stamp out the Arabs in the region. Funny how it goes both ways sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What makes you think any of what you said? Looks like gaslighting and projecting.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

This is a conversation on left economics. Gaza has literally nothing to do with it except as a case study in power. You brought it up. You are the one projecting. I'm bringing us back on topic.