Coup of the Elites: A Free Pass for Financial Predators

[Selatius]

6. I've actually referred the United States as a proto-fascist state.

It has the requisite collusion between government and business to necessitate fascism as a term, but at the same time, it has successfully managed to maintain the appearance of a democracy by continuously having elections whereby people choose between two outcomes, usually with some varying degrees of difference. However, the elections are privately run, and the wealthiest are given a competitive advantage over the poor as far as buying politicians. This ensures that enough seats are won by pro-corporate candidates in the Senate to control the legislative agenda, regardless of which party is in power. The key lynchpin to the whole structure is the privately run elections. That is where the rubber meets the road.