A clear majority of the current despots in the world are #Boomers. Putin 1952. Xi 1953. Erdogan 1954. Trump 1946. Orban 1963.
Lukashenko 1954. Al Nahyan 1961. Al-Alimi 1954. Mbasogo 1942. Mikati 1955. Abbas 1935.
The list of despot Boomers seems to be unending.
This is not disparaging Boomers because I'm sure it's all coincidence.
@RememberUsAlways That is such a complex issue. People think that all Boomers were hippies who are now MAGA. The hippy movement was just a small % of Boomers. The conservatives were always there. Then Reagan came along, he wasn’t even a Boomer, and the rest is history. I’m no authority on the issue at all, just my Boomer observations.
Thank you for the observation. I agree 💯%
Reagan was the doorway for the capitalist greed to enter. He changed the rules on corporate stock buy backs that were formerly illegal.
Then the #SCOTUS enabled that money to flow into elections from #CitizensUnited
@RememberUsAlways no, that's the opposite of what happened.
In their ruling SCOTUS pointed out that that money was already able to flow, and wasn't on the table for the question before them, so they were leveling the playingfield, allowing us to organize AGAINST that money.
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@RememberUsAlways @volkris@qoto.org Unlimited!!!
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And no oversight of each contribution. Just the total PAC disclosure.
@RememberUsAlways again, in its ruling SCOTUS made the point that the wealthy were already able to buy influence outside of these organizations.
These orgs help level the playingfield against those who don't need them to buy influence.
@Doreen32128
I think you are missing it.
Super PACS are not required to report individual donors or their ammounts donated.
@volkris
The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained
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@RememberUsAlways @volkris@qoto.org Got it!! Nightmare!
@volkris
Must be another coincidence.
https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/taking-receipts-pac/contributions-to-super-pacs-and-hybrid-pacs/
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