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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.
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- Published: 2011-11-17T23:48:33.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:21:20.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
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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](http://katharoi.tumblr.com/?ref=ivn.us))