You should be. The system sucks. Even though it’s not Doctor Evil in a cave, it sucks that American oligarchs have the power they do. Even before Trump they were using their money to get people elected and lobby them to bend the laws in their favour. And now, with Trump, they’re just outright flattering and bribing him and getting what they want without even needing to hide them. But, they’re also symptoms of a problem. The values of the US are fucked up and this is really just a reflection of those values.
Thanks for tempering my cynicism with facts and logic, but I’m still angry for some reason.
You should be. The system sucks. Even though it’s not Doctor Evil in a cave, it sucks that American oligarchs have the power they do. Even before Trump they were using their money to get people elected and lobby them to bend the laws in their favour. And now, with Trump, they’re just outright flattering and bribing him and getting what they want without even needing to hide them. But, they’re also symptoms of a problem. The values of the US are fucked up and this is really just a reflection of those values.
On the flip side, you have absolute maniacs like Peter Thiel and half of the US government, trying manicly to usher in the actual End of Days.