franklin fore“If Trump wins on November 5, the version of the partnership he hinted at eight years ago will finally emerge, and in a far more powerful form than he could have imagined at the time. That’s because many of America’s wealthiest people have come to the sobering conclusion that the opportunity presented by Trump outweighs the social condemnation that follows the embrace.”
“There is a word for this type of cozy arrangement. It is an oligarchy. The term is reminiscent of the corrupt, illiberal regime that rules Vladimir Putin’s Russia. However, like fascism or democracy, the concept varies from country to country and is a product of each country’s unique political culture and sources of wealth.”
“The Trumpist oligarchy that is being formed today is nothing like the oligarchy that followed the collapse of the Soviet Union. What makes this distinct is that Trump is partnering with some of the most powerful technologists in the world. But the core problem of oligarchy is the same.”
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