According to a Princeton study from like a decade ago no major public policy has reflected public opinion since the end of the civil rights era.
If we were a representative democracy then the will of the demos would be reflected in the government and its decisions. But it’s just not.
In practice the US has been an oligarchy for at least half a century. I suspect it always has been just with brief interludes when people power breaks through like the civil rights era and the new deal.
It has always been an oligarchy if you study the revolutionary war. The ruling class has thrown a few populist treats to the masses here and there to help maintain the illusion of democracy.
We don’t have a representative democracy.
According to a Princeton study from like a decade ago no major public policy has reflected public opinion since the end of the civil rights era.
If we were a representative democracy then the will of the demos would be reflected in the government and its decisions. But it’s just not.
In practice the US has been an oligarchy for at least half a century. I suspect it always has been just with brief interludes when people power breaks through like the civil rights era and the new deal.
It has always been an oligarchy if you study the revolutionary war. The ruling class has thrown a few populist treats to the masses here and there to help maintain the illusion of democracy.