Summary

In his farewell speech, President Joe Biden warned of a growing “oligarchy” in the U.S., where extreme wealth and power threaten democracy.

Comparing modern elites to 19th-century robber barons, he called for reforms to hold the wealthy accountable, as done in the past.

Biden also criticized a “tech-industrial complex” concentrating power and spreading disinformation, weakening democracy.

His remarks sparked a surge in Google searches for “oligarchy.”

The speech comes amid rising concerns about policies favoring billionaires, like Trump’s tax cuts and potential cuts to social safety programs.

  • DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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    7 hours ago

    Want definitive proof?

    There are 244m eligible voters in the United States.

    77m voted for Trump. Idiots.

    2.6m voted 3rd party. Idiots.

    90m didn’t vote. Idiots.

    90+77+2.6 = 169.6

    That means 170m of 244m eligible voters are braindead stupid. That’s 69.7%. So we essentially have a 70% failure rate amongst eligible voters for maintaining our democracy.

    Yeah, Americans, in general, are STUUUUUUUUUPID.

    Yeah, we’re in a declining nation and it’s probably not going to get better anytime soon.