In the United States, the political system is a very marginal affair. There are two parties, so-called, but they’re really factions of the same party, the Business Party.
Author: Jane Susskind
Published: 17 Nov, 2011
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Updated: 21 Nov, 2022●
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In the United States, the political system is a very marginal affair. There are two parties, so-called, but they’re really factions of the same party, the Business Party.
Noam Chomsky (via katharoi)
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