Can one still claim that the USA is a liberal democracy? Where do you draw the line?

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    -45 months ago

    No, we will never be an oligarchy. A plutocracy, yes, but I think money is the deciding factor here.

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      25 months ago

      A Plutocracy is merely an Oligarchy by virtue of wealth. It’s not as if you or I could ever earn enough money legitimately to move up to the ruling class. That makes it functionality indistinguishable from an Oligarchy that is hand picked by arbitrary factors.