It occurred to me a long time ago that part of the problem we are dealing with in this country is the fact that our America is and has been an oligarchy, rather than the democracy, that we all pretend it is. This link is a key to much of what I have written about this idea through the years: https://elephanttail.wordpress.com/?s=oligarchy. While I certainly see myself as prescient, I have no illusion that my views are unique, nor am I the first to have had this perspective. Today at Alternet.com I read an article that articulates the truth about our beloved country, which I think is a must read, because we who are committed to resisting the Right Wing assault upon America, must understand who really is the enemy and what is their strategy. Here is a reprint of the article:

July 20, 2017 at 12:46 pm
Would it be OK if I cross-posted this article to WriterBeat.com? There is no fee; I’m simply trying to add more cotntent diversity for our community and I enjoyed reading your work. I’ll be sure to give you complete credit as the author. If “OK” please let me know via email, which can be accessed via my profile link (otherwise spam protection would block this message).
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July 21, 2017 at 8:47 am
Autumn Cote,
I am flattered that you would want to cross post it, but please spell my name right 🙂
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July 23, 2017 at 4:28 pm
I don’t think the Democrats had a two to one advantage in 1992. They had just lost three straight landslide elections in the 1980s. In any event, Bill Clinton nominated Michael Dukakis at the 1988 Democratic Convention. And he scaled back trickle down economics as president, with a budget that just barely passed. And he tried to pass major health care reform that went further than Obamacare ultimately did.
Anyway, here is an article that I think you will like. It discusses the dynamics that you are addressing in this post.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/jul/19/despot-disguise-democracy-james-mcgill-buchanan-totalitarian-capitalism?CMP=share_btn_fb
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July 23, 2017 at 5:29 pm
Thanks Steve,
I’ll read it and let you know what I think.
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