Authoritarianism and American politics

[Kinser79]

(01-21-2018, 02:36 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: You have responded to a post from nearly a year ago.

Irrelvant. Though I have noticed that even Alphabet has dropped off the forum. Perhaps he's embarassed himself enough with his #NeverTrump agenda.

Quote:American election laws prohibit foreigners from making campaign contributions that include the purchase of advertising.

Not quite. American election laws prohibit foreigners from making contributions to campaigns and purchasing ads for campaigns. Foreigners are free to advertise their political agenda all they want provided they don't touch the campaign. It is a loophole that the Democrats have used before too.

Quote:Speaking of the Narodni Rifle Association... ahem, officially National Rifle Association... it apparently served to funnel funds from Russian oligarchs and mobsters into the Trump campaign and the GOP in general. This is a recent exposure.

Citation needed. Oh wait...there isn't one because if there was the MSM would be screaming about it from the roof tops.

Quote:The nexus between big money and politics has developed to the point that for all practical purposes, lobbyists now run Congress. Government by lobbyist is a novel form of undemocratic rule.

I agree which is why Trump self-funded (with some aid from small donations and merch sales) (besides the fact he could) and why HRC was largely bought and paid for by large dollar donors and only was interested in making speeches if she could get at least 1 Million from doing so. Only the rich have the cash to waste in that manner.