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2016 Postmortem

In_The_Wind

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5. It's doubtful unless they take the time to look up the meaning.

Reply to global1 (Original post)

Thu Feb 11, 2016, 09:02 AM

Feb 2016

1: government by the few

2: a government in which a small group exercises control especially for corrupt and selfish purposes; also : a group exercising such control

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A Question: A Term That Keeps Coming Up In The Primaries Is 'Oligarchy' Do You Think..... [View all] global1 Feb 2016 OP

No, I do not think the average American knows the definition of the term "Oligarchy". blue neen Feb 2016 #1

OK. TPTB have everything and us peons ain't got shit. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #4

I was answering the OP. blue neen Feb 2016 #6

Then it's about time they learned. hobbit709 Feb 2016 #2

No, and we lose votes whenever it gets used Recursion Feb 2016 #3

I've Heard Bernie Use The Term And It Did Come Up In The Cobert Appearance Last Night.... global1 Feb 2016 #11

It's doubtful unless they take the time to look up the meaning. In_The_Wind Feb 2016 #5

I myself think it's intellectually immature.... mgmaggiemg Feb 2016 #7

Good suggestions! blue neen Feb 2016 #8

Robber Barons is a historical term that means very little to modern people, even those who know the Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #14

Even if they don't know the definition Glamrock Feb 2016 #9

Yes, the teens I have talked to seem to be quite aware of what it means. Live and Learn Feb 2016 #10

If not, it is a statement on our educational system. Downwinder Feb 2016 #12

Arguments that hinge on the concept 'other people are much stupider than me' are dubious arguments. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #13

Oligarchy: "a small group of people having control of a country..." Zorra Feb 2016 #15