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Randahl Fink 4d ago

Sometimes I think that all the world's major problems emerge from one single meta problem: The concentration of power.

Democracies trying to get rid of smoking for 3 decades and failing? Concentration of power in the tobacco industry.

Putin being able to invade Ukraine? Concentration of power around Putin.

Trump being reelected because Musk had $250 million to throw at it? Concentration of power around Musk.

Iran war? Concentration of power in The White House.

Etc., etc., etc.

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JebKFan

@randahl Interesting, but is it the root cause? Let's remember Trump was not the favorite candidate of the conservative establishment in 2015...
If I had to give one root cause for the West (there are many), I think it's not accepting that the miracle of the 1950's won't come back... which paved the way for populism.