Rainbow capitalism is still exploitive capitalism

  • bean@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Why is it legal for them to donate money to policymakers? I don’t understand how we just allow lobbying like this. It is a root of corruption! It overrides the will of the people through buying an politicians vote on an issue.

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      6 months ago

      because citizens united allows for corporate personhood, giving them all the benefits of citizenry, with none of the obligations.

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        I remember them saying it was the death of democracy. I remember saying 2010 was the last real election. And then before we knew it, dark money super PAC hell. This court hasn’t been legitimate in a long time.

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      The people in charge of whether they can be bribed are the same people receiving the bribes. The accountability of politicians under elections to prevent this behavior depends on a well informed and educated electorate which the wealth class has undermined for decades.

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      Because our politicians are bought and corrupted by corporate money, so getting them to repeal Citzens United is going to be very difficult.