To be fair, the cat was out of the bag over 2000 years ago in both Greek and Roman democracies. Elites influencing elections through various means isn’t new. The problem is seeing this as the natural state of things, as was common in the past. This may be subjective, but I am noticing that it’s being seen more critically than a decade or two ago, in large part due to Musk’s deplorable behavior shedding a light on it.
To be fair, the cat was out of the bag over 2000 years ago in both Greek and Roman democracies. Elites influencing elections through various means isn’t new. The problem is seeing this as the natural state of things, as was common in the past. This may be subjective, but I am noticing that it’s being seen more critically than a decade or two ago, in large part due to Musk’s deplorable behavior shedding a light on it.