Can one still claim that the USA is a liberal democracy? Where do you draw the line?

  • jagged_circle@feddit.nl
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    6 days ago

    We didn’t have a democracy then either. How many parties were at the debates? And how much wealth did the candidates have compared to the rest of the US?

    Yep, all oligarchs.

    • Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      5 days ago

      I need you to define the word “oligarchy” and then show me that it applies using that specific definition.

      Edit: the point is that if you actually define the term as “a polity that’s controlled by a small number of people” (that is, the definition) it’s easy to show the above comment is just a lie.