The US is not a Democracy but an Oligarchy... Good or Bad?

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The US is not a Democracy but an Oligarchy... Good or Bad?

The US is not a democracy but an oligarchy, study concludes

"The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on US government policy, while mass-based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence,”

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Do you, average citizen, feel like you're getting smaller? You are. And there's a reason behind why you feel that way. Read this whole article and learn about a little of the good stuff you may need to know. I don't know if an "Oligarchy" is really much different than what we have now, I honestly am not even sure what we in fact have right now in America. But nonetheless, this is some pretty interesting data.

Thoughts?

Re: The US is not a Democracy but an Oligarchy... Good or Bad?

Hollywood is... controlled by a small number of people, with ties to one another through relation (most Hollywood stars are related somehow) and under the control of a military/corporate style operation (scientology).