I remember not too long ago there was a study (one of the only of its kind, it sadly seems) that actually looked at the extent the United States could be characterized as a democracy, and it found that ordinary people have basically no influence and mostly only get what they want from the electoral system if their interests happen to align with wealthier, more powerful interests.
That shit used to circulate all over reddit, but now we have to pretend we don't suck as much to claim the ever-phony moral high-ground over China.
I remember not too long ago there was a study (one of the only of its kind, it sadly seems) that actually looked at the extent the United States could be characterized as a democracy, and it found that ordinary people have basically no influence and mostly only get what they want from the electoral system if their interests happen to align with wealthier, more powerful interests.
That shit used to circulate all over reddit, but now we have to pretend we don't suck as much to claim the ever-phony moral high-ground over China.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/perspectives-on-politics/article/testing-theories-of-american-politics-elites-interest-groups-and-average-citizens/62327F513959D0A304D4893B382B992B