Flying Squid to Political Weirdos • 5 months agoApartheid weirdo says the quiet part out loudimagemessage-square184arrow-up11.02Karrow-down115file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink22•edit-25 months agoYep, originally only wealthy white land owning men could vote or run for office. In theory we have a democracy, but in practice money still decides elections and most of our politicians are wealthy high status white men.
minus-square@whereisklink3•5 months agoPlenty of examples where money didn’t make it so, I mean Bloomberg tried to spend his way into being elected and didn’t work. Money is a necessary but not sufficient ingredient for a campaign.
minus-square@AnticorplinkEnglish2•5 months agoIt’s not enough on its own, but it’s a necessary piece of the puzzle. Being the best candidate is also not enough without money
minus-square@duckduckohnolink0•5 months agoAt least they have to spend a fuck load to win now as opposed to just sitting on heaps of cash.
I mean, that’s pretty much what we’ve always had…
Yep, originally only wealthy white land owning men could vote or run for office.
In theory we have a democracy, but in practice money still decides elections and most of our politicians are wealthy high status white men.
Plenty of examples where money didn’t make it so, I mean Bloomberg tried to spend his way into being elected and didn’t work. Money is a necessary but not sufficient ingredient for a campaign.
It’s not enough on its own, but it’s a necessary piece of the puzzle. Being the best candidate is also not enough without money
At least they have to spend a fuck load to win now as opposed to just sitting on heaps of cash.