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Jimmy Carter: The U.S. Is an “Oligarchy With Unlimited Political Bribery” (theintercept.com)

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[–] [email protected] 71 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I don't understand how anyone could've learned about citizens united and thought it wouldn't end this way.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

I am from Canada. I still remember my social studies teacher bringing up Citizens United and asking us all what we thought about it. I still think about our naive answers years later lol.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

![astronaut-2](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/44f610bb-f69d-4e6c-aa16-061ba9e17df6.png "emoji astronaut-2") ![astronaut-1](https://www.hexbear.net/pictrs/image/4792ee89-4c46-475f-aea3-26320e88b247.png "emoji astronaut-1") it always was like that even before citizen's united. This just made it more convenient

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I mean obviously it was always happening but this must've made it worse

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

they knew exactly how it would end, thats why they did it