Princeton Researchers Conclude US Political System Has Been Almost Completely Usurped

[donnay]

Princeton Researchers Conclude US Political System Has Been Almost Completely Usurped

Of the elite, by the elite, for the elite

Steve Watson
Infowars.com
April 21, 2014

A recent scientific study by Princeton and Northwestern universities, which has gone somewhat under reported in the mainstream media, concludes that the US is now a fully fledged oligarchy.

The paper, entitled Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups and Average Citizens (http://www.princeton.edu/~mgilens/Gilens%20homepage%20materials/Gilens%20and%20Page/Gilens%20and%20Page%202014-Testing%20Theories%203-7-14.pdf), notes that America is no longer even a Democracy, which begs the question, how far removed is the country from being the Republic envisioned and painstakingly established by Benjamin Franklin and the founding fathers.

“The central point that emerges from our research is that economic elites and organized groups representing business interests have substantial independent impacts on U.S. government policy, while mass-based interest groups and average citizens have little or no independent influence,” the study notes.


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[Uriel999]

I coulda told you that...

[James Madison]

The paper, entitled Testing Theories of American Politics: Elites, Interest Groups and Average Citizens, notes that America is no longer even a Democracy...

What's the problem here? This is a good thing. Democracy is one of the worst forms of government ever dreamt up by the idiot masses.

[donnay]

What's the problem here? This is a good thing. Democracy is one of the worst forms of government ever dreamt up by the idiot masses.


Do you always cherry pick information that suits you? :rolleyes:

[James Madison]

Do you always cherry pick information that suits you? :rolleyes:

Ironic coming from you.

[angelatc]

Only 1 researcher was from Princeton. The other was from Northwestern.


We believe instead that – collectively – ordinary citizens
generally know their own values and interests pretty well, and that their expressed policy
preferences are worthy of respect.50 Moreover, we are not so sure about the informational
advantages of elites. Yes, detailed policy knowledge tends to rise with income and status.
Surely wealthy Americans and corporate executives tend to know a lot about tax and regulatory
policies that directly affect them. But how much do they know about the human impact of Social
Security, Medicare, Food Stamps, or unemployment insurance, none of which is likely to be
crucial to their own well-being? Most important, we see no reason to think that informational
expertise is always accompanied by an inclination to transcend one's own interests or a
determination to work for the common good.

These people are not our friends.

[Ronin Truth]

Does that make it harder or easier to take down?

[PRB]

do they say since when it's been a non-democracy?

[HOLLYWOOD]

Ben Swann is covering this on the Jerry Doyle radio show... the big con game by collectivist government.

[Cabal]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g

[Carson]

Just as we have no way to make input with our government so goes making input on the article.

[Thor]

Is this the same source for the new articles stating the US is an Oligarchy and not a Democracy that came out last week, or is this a different paper?

A quick Duck indicates it is one and the same.... right?