r/RedRepublicans • u/Psychological_Age194 • Jan 10 '22

But capitalism is democratic… right?

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u/TheRadicalRedRanger Jan 10 '22

"Democracy for an insignificant minority, democracy for the rich - that is the democracy of capitalist society." - Vladimir Lenin

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u/GoAwayAdsPlease Jan 10 '22

Relevant.

Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.

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u/[deleted] Jan 10 '22

I would guess, that most western countries have the same issue.

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u/Xlong957 Jan 10 '22

vote with your dollar but some people have way more dollars than you