Flying Squid to Political Weirdos • 17 days agoApartheid weirdo says the quiet part out loudimagemessage-square186arrow-up11.02Karrow-down115file-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink22•edit-217 days 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•16 days 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-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppetlinkEnglish2•16 days 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•16 days agoAt least they have to spend a fuck load to win now as opposed to just sitting on heaps of cash.
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.