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

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[-] Snorf@reddthat.com 73 points 1 year ago

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

[-] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 20 points 1 year ago

astronaut-2 astronaut-1 it always was like that even before citizen's united. This just made it more convenient

[-] machiabelly@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Fifteen_Two@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 year 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.

[-] jackpot@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

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

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