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minus-squareFtumch@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoI guess the US wasn’t a full-on oligarchy in that period, but one could certainly argue it was heading in that direction.
minus-squareTwoTiredMice@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoIsn’t the difference between aristocracy and oligarchy only that oligarchy is a more corrupt version aristocracy? Seems like a blurry line. None the less, both systems seems suck for those not among the elite.
minus-squareFtumch@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-27 hours agoYes, and I think it’s worth noting that the period the show was named after has some striking similarities to the mess we’re in today.
I guess the US wasn’t a full-on oligarchy in that period, but one could certainly argue it was heading in that direction.
Isn’t the difference between aristocracy and oligarchy only that oligarchy is a more corrupt version aristocracy? Seems like a blurry line. None the less, both systems seems suck for those not among the elite.
Yes, and I think it’s worth noting that the period the show was named after has some striking similarities to the mess we’re in today.