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MadameButterfly

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15. It just appears that bad ones own the media and without it

Reply to ancianita (Reply #13)

Tue Apr 22, 2025, 03:06 PM

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no democracy.

I hate the fate of our country to come down to a battle of a handful of oligarchs, some who got rich through brutal tactics, others through inheritance, all of whom have a conflict of interest, and none that we voted for.

Without Citizens United, and with trustbusting and regulation maybe Capitalism could survive. But the guys with the money seem intent on making sure that doesn't happen. And they have the power to make have their way.

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