• @[email protected]
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      2 months ago

      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.

      • @whereisk
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        32 months ago

        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.

        • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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          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

      • @duckduckohno
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        02 months ago

        At least they have to spend a fuck load to win now as opposed to just sitting on heaps of cash.