Gates, who has not publicly endorsed Harris, reportedly expressed concern about a second Trump presidency
      • coyotino [he/him]@beehaw.orgEnglish
        12·
        23 days ago

        Any money in politics is bad for democracy, especially when that money comes from the 1%. I know the cat is out of the bag, and in the short-term we must of course fight fire with fire. But reading this headline does not make me feel good about the state of democracy.

        • DdCno1@beehaw.org
          6·
          23 days ago

          I know the cat is out of the bag

          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.

        • averyminya@beehaw.org
          5·
          23 days ago

          B-b-b-but coyotino surely you yourself will one day be a multibillionaire and you won’t want fewer rights when you’re that rich either you hypocrite!

          -a facebook comment

        • within_epsilon@beehaw.org
          2·
          23 days ago

          Is it the wealth inequality that makes it bad for democracy? Normal people are not allowed to influence the political class like the wealthy? Who should democracy work for?

          Fire, fire… Beavis impression

  • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.orgM
    3·
    23 days ago

    This is my main problem with UK heds. Source first, not after. “Report” is neither. As The Guardian seems poised to be my main news source tomorrow, I really am not looking forward to playing this game.