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deepflows  ·  3206 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Democracy is only for rich white guys

Right. I don't disagree about your point concerning democracy vs visibility. But again, say these really great guys, the best each party has to offer, are elected in the primaries. One of them then is voted or votemachined into office. Then what? Who cares about who is shuffling around some pieces. The rules, the boundaries of reasonable discourse are still going to be dictated by "financial realities". There will be no change as long as this way of interpreting reality and its possibilities is in place. At levels of real wealth, the game was decided long ago.