In the Amy Coney Barrett thread, FirstFloor said and I think the topic merits it's own thread
I think Americans have never owned their beloved country. We've always been run by elites for their gain and the masses hope for scrapes from the elite's table.
The American Revolution could be viewed as the American elites (Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, etc.) throwing off the British elites (King George III, Parliament, etc.) for their own gain. Ever since, the various political parties have vied to have the power in the country. The occasional serious attempts to change the elite status quo (Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Williams Jennings Bryant, Donald Trump) were/will be eventually beaten back into submission.
So when you talk about the country being stolen by the rich and powerful, what is really happening is you're believing the argument of the out-of-power elites who are trying to use you to get back into power. Voting has simply become elites trying to bribe you so they get into power and then until the next election, you don't matter.
I think when historians look back at the 2000-2020 period, they'll describe it as a period when the elites lost the trust of the masses and new elites came into power.
Originally posted by firstfloor
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The American Revolution could be viewed as the American elites (Washington, Franklin, Jefferson, etc.) throwing off the British elites (King George III, Parliament, etc.) for their own gain. Ever since, the various political parties have vied to have the power in the country. The occasional serious attempts to change the elite status quo (Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Williams Jennings Bryant, Donald Trump) were/will be eventually beaten back into submission.
So when you talk about the country being stolen by the rich and powerful, what is really happening is you're believing the argument of the out-of-power elites who are trying to use you to get back into power. Voting has simply become elites trying to bribe you so they get into power and then until the next election, you don't matter.
I think when historians look back at the 2000-2020 period, they'll describe it as a period when the elites lost the trust of the masses and new elites came into power.
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