Are we in a Democracy or an Oligarchy

Kalen
Nov 12, 2024

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Aristotle said:

For the real difference between democracy and oligarchy is poverty and wealth. Wherever men rule by reason of their wealth, whether they be few or many, that is an oligarchy, and where the poor rule, that is a democracy.

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Kalen
Kalen

Written by Kalen

Buddhism, mixed with my current interests in economics, privilege, immigration, etc. Email <my username>@gmail.com

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