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Don’t blame them, there aren’t that many of them and we live in a democracy. If we’re dumb enough to keep electing politicians who don’t fix it, that’s on us





Yeah, don't inquire further. What does it matter that these same people also own the news media? We live in a democracy. End of story.

There’s never been more access to information. I can read news about American from Al Jazeera, The BBC, NPR, The Economist, or a wealth of other news stories not owned by rich Americans.

If I vote against my own self-interest it’s my own fault for not knowing better, or because I think something else is more important.


That's just incredibly naive and not representative of the general American voting public.



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