All the other examples of liberal democracy’s bullshittery aside, it’s still wild that two private entities (who explicitly refute any obligation of fairness, as seen here) control every part of the “democratic process” except the final vote itself—and as seen in 2000, even that isn’t completely safe.
The liberal response to this? If you can unseat decades of entrenched institutional power, you too can play the oligarchic kingmaker!
All the other examples of liberal democracy’s bullshittery aside, it’s still wild that two private entities (who explicitly refute any obligation of fairness, as seen here) control every part of the “democratic process” except the final vote itself—and as seen in 2000, even that isn’t completely safe.
The liberal response to this? If you can unseat decades of entrenched institutional power, you too can play the oligarchic kingmaker!