• BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Because they are? Let’s not pretend several billionaires don’t have Democrats on their payroll too. Are we just ignoring the existence of pelosi and her corporate democrat ilk to make this point? Dems and Republicans are in the pockets of corporate america and billionaires. It’s not a secret that this country is a thinly veiled oligarchy

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      1 month ago

      I think oligarchy is putting it extremely kindly. Can we please just acknowledge we are a naked kleptocracy now?

    • Awesomo85@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      Nuh uh! Not my team!

      …and even if it was true, my team is better than yours, so they deserve to rule.