Yes, Sir

The American Federation of Republics Oligarchy

Clyde Wilson, The Way We Are Now:

Want to understand who the real rulers are in our “American democracy”? It has little to do with elections or with the politicians on television. The real rulers may be identified as those who get the most benefit from the government and almost always get their way. (Or, to put it another way, the real rulers are those with enough money to buy Congresspersons.) Take the recent epidemic relief bill, passed unanimously by Congress and both parties: $2 billion to be dispersed for temporary relief to the people, most of whom will never recover from months of lost work. $8 billion for the Banksters, who allegedly are necessary for our prosperity and are Too Big to Jail. The 1% will get ever richer and have even more control over the wealth of American society. This has been “American democracy” since Lincoln. But there are no longer enough real citizens around to notice and most don’t care as long as they are reasonably prosperous. In hard times they turn to their real rulers for relief.