On: The median voter is a 50-something white person wh...

[heavyset_go]

> 2,000 years ago people born into wealth and power fought amongst each other for leadership and control while the population simply learned to live with the results.

2,000 years ago even the plebeians had the right to vote.

> We're living in a plutocracy.

Agreed.

[boomboomsubban → heavyset_go]

>2,000 years ago even the plebeians had the right to vote

2,000 years ago they voted in meaningless elections while the emperor was nondemocratic. And before that when the elections weren't meaningless, the plebians of Rome could vote while anyone outside if Rome was barred.

[baybal2 → boomboomsubban]

> And before that when the elections weren't meaningless, the plebians of Rome could vote while anyone outside if Rome was barred.

They voted with their daggers

[bryanrasmussen → heavyset_go]

>2,000 years ago even the plebeians had the right to vote.

and 20-something percent of the population were slaves.

[taurath → heavyset_go]

> 2,000 years ago even the plebeians had the right to vote

By what measure?