Isn’t it weird how most Americans lean left but the majority view has no control over any branch of the government? Probably nothing going on there, just a crazy coincidence.
Just gonna drop this here, no reason:
Multivariate analysis indicates that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while average citizens and mass-based interest groups have little or no independent influence.
Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups, and Average Citizens
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How is this usually presented and how is this different? I’ve seen this referenced many times with conclusions that sound very similar to my non-scientastic layperson’s brain.
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It sounds like the layperson doesn’t know what oligarchy is, more than misinterpreting the study.
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