@GhostOnTheHalfShell

#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics

#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?

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Calling the noveau-rich #Rockbridge group of #oligarchs "#aristocrats" is just euphemism, but does not change much for the american people.

I have not heard any of the #Rockbridge members calling for #UniversalHealthcare for all citizens, as #AOC and #BernieSanders have been doing for a long time...

https://www.thenerdreich.com/jd-vance-tech-donor-group-rockbridge-seeks-aristocracy/?ref=the-nerd-reich-newsletter

@violetmadder @benfell @paninid @gilduran

Rockbridge, JD Vance tech donor group, seeks aristocracy

Tech-funded Rockbridge, co-founded by JD Vance and funded by Peter Thiel, brings a venture capital approach to politics. The goal: 'Aristocracy'

The Nerd Reich

#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics

#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?

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THIS would be "the best" championing the cause of "the people".
They ALL do it in their own self-interest.

No, it is "new money (#PeterThiel et al) vs. "old money, thus still a #Plutocracy:

Via #Britannica.com:

"aristocracy, government by a relatively small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those presumed...

@GhostOnTheHalfShell @violetmadder @benfell @paninid @gilduran

#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics

#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?

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...to be best qualified to rule.

As conceived by the #Greek philosopher #Aristotle (384โ€“322 bce), aristocracy means the rule of the fewโ€”the morally and intellectually superiorโ€”governing in the interest of all.
Such a form of government differs from the rule of one in the interest of all (#monarchy) and the rule of the many in the interest of all (a form of government...

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics

#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?

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...that Aristotle called #polity). Rule by one or the few in the...

rulersโ€™ own interest is tyranny or oligarchy (or timocracy), respectively, and anarchic mob rule is democracy, as #Aristotle used that term..."

https://www.britannica.com/topic/aristocracy

"#oligarchy, government by the few, especially despotic power exercised by a small and privileged group...

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

Aristocracy | Definition, Examples, & Facts | Britannica

Aristocracy, government by a relatively small privileged class or by a minority consisting of those presumed to be best qualified to rule. Because โ€˜best qualified to ruleโ€™ is an evaluative notion, however, it is difficult to distinguish objectively between aristocratic and oligarchic or timocratic governments.

Encyclopedia Britannica

@GhostOnTheHalfShell

#USpol: #Aristocracy vs. #Oligarchy? #Politics

#Rockbridge vs. The #HeritageFoundation?

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...๐Ÿ‘‰ for corrupt or selfish purposes.๐Ÿ‘ˆ

๐Ÿ‘‰ #Oligarchies in which members of the ruling group are wealthy or exercise their power through their wealth are known as #plutocracies..."๐Ÿ‘ˆ

https://www.britannica.com/topic/oligarchy

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Oligarchy | Definition & Facts | Britannica

Oligarchy, government by the few, especially despotic power exercised by a small and privileged group for corrupt or selfish purposes. Oligarchies in which members of the ruling group are wealthy or exercise their power through their wealth are known as plutocracies.

Encyclopedia Britannica