• MiyamotoKnows@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    How do we the people legally defend our freedom against all of these billionaires dumping cash into the dark side? Wealth is being used as a weapon and it is resulting in real negative implications in our lives. Some of these guys are literally buying down your quality of life.

    • Sanctus@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      The real answer is you tear down Citizens United and make lobbying defined as the bribery that it is, then cap political campaign donations at 2k max from all sources. If that doesnt work, we revert to violence. The wealthy tend to stop fucking around when all their friends are getting bonked.

    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world
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      7 months ago

      We need to push for campaign finance reform and we need to continue to draw attention to billionaires and corporations that are dumping piles of money into buying elections.

      • gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works
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        7 months ago

        Good luck with that, considering the Tribunal of Six is fully committed to the idea that money is speech, despite the fact that it is absolutely nothing of the sort.

        Thankfully, the Tribunal of Six also thinks entrenching our right to firearms is a great idea, so do with that what you will.

      • nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        7 months ago

        This is the only answer that will actually work. No one inside politics wants to restrict the amount of money they csn receive. Until we force consequences on the rich, they wont suffer any.