• gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    It’s that, but also, look up AIPAC. Lobbying is a huge problem in the US, and it was made way worse a couple decades ago by the SC’s decision in the Citizens United case.

    There’s still more to it than that, but politically speaking, that’s a big part of the dynamic in modern times.