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4. worse, the billionaires have the ability to destroy politicians' careers in a flash

Reply to Initech (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 19, 2026, 01:36 PM

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one billionaire abandoning a politician, or jumping in on the side of a challenger (whether primary or general) is enough to scare the bejesus out of any of them, so they dance to the turn the billionaires play.

it's not yet a perfect strategy for them as sometimes the good guys win, but not enough to shift the balance of power.

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All my life I have lived in a dictatorship. I just did not know it. [View all] DURHAM D Monday OP

Nixon faced a Democratic majority in Congress, I think. John1956PA Monday #1

Decades of corrupting and co-opting the media. unblock Monday #2

And giving all the money to the least deserving people on earth. Initech Monday #3

worse, the billionaires have the ability to destroy politicians' careers in a flash unblock Monday #4