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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

The obscenely wealthy donate to both parties. Both parties protect the interests of the wealthy.

Hell, there have been two Democratic administrations that had total congressional control over the last sixteen years. The minimum wage is still seven bucks an hour.

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stoneparchment@possumpat.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
WAR IS PEACE FREEDOM IS SLAVERY IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

and all that

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- FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Whatever you may think, rich people do donate to the democrats too †
  
  Given that the orange clown may not win the election, they need to bribe democrats into doing their bidding. This is what lobbies do.
  
  † forbes.com/…/here-are-the-billionaires-funding-th…
  
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  - stoneparchment@possumpat.io ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    we’re in agreement :-) what I said is a Orwell’s 1984 quote. My overly simplified explanation of the quote is that the governmental entities in the novel were able to maintain absolute authority because of a manufactured conflict. In essence, two sides intentionally maintained a stalemate at war so that each of them could keep absolute control over their populace using fear of the other. In reality, both groups were controlled by the same people-- an autocratic ruling class.
    
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    FlorianSimon@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Oh sorry, I thought you were mocking the person you replied to because they were trying to redefine truth somehow.
    
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