People will not believe in, be proud of, or fight to protect a republic they believe is already lost. This is currently a widely pervasive and subversive meme, and a quick google will show the many spreading it, but we should all question just who's behind this spread and why.
Oligarchy: A form of government in which all power is vested in a few persons or in a dominant class or clique; government by the few.
In the middle of an election year, for god's sake, could anything be more clueless than sitting on a forum discussing the candidates and issues like universal healthcare and at the same time claiming we're subjects of an oligarchy?
Here's a summary of the current power situation in plain words with compelling numbers. Good reading, even funny in spots.
"Remember that study saying America is an oligarchy? 3 rebuttals say it's wrong."
http://www.vox.com/2016/5/9/11502464/gilens-page-oligarchy-study
“But if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought.”
― George Orwell, 1984
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