America is now the most unequal society in the developed world. Our billionaires are the richest, and our poor people are the poorest of any functioning democracy on Earth (hartmannreport.com)

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[-] Imnecomrade@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"functioning" (I need some comically large quotes.)

[-] Shrike502@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 year ago

I mean, as far as bourgeois "democracy" goes, it functions perfectly fine - as evidenced by this very article. The funneling of wealth and power to the capitalist class is a well-oiled machine

[-] Imnecomrade@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I need some comically large quotes for our "democracy", too.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 year ago

I chuckled at that bit as well

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