@kim_harding A well-known fact to those paying attention, which in the US means virtually unknown.
The Gillens-Page Report was published in 2014, for heaven's sake!
https://archive.org/details/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc
#Gillens-PageReport #ElitesRuleUS #GenPopHasNoInfluence #PotemkinDemocracy #ZappasCurtain
Sometimes known as the oligarchy study. The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing...
@adam @adam Well, it does comport with what Gilens & Page revealed - in 2014! That is, there is now virtually no correlation between "the will of the people" and what the govt chooses to do. Classic "elite vs. the masses" stuff, I guess - and, as in virtually all historical examples, it's the masses who've got it right. "Same as it ever was" (h/t Talking Heads), it appears...
https://pnhp.org/news/gilens-and-page-average-citizens-have-little-impact-on-public-policy/
#GilensandPage #democrature #PotemkinDemocracy #SameAsItEverWas
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