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Nepotistic succession in the political class

A large, and rapidly growing, percentage of high elected officials are part of politically powerful families. What accounts for this anti-democratic dynamic?
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  • Wednesday, December 3, 2008 09:37 AM

    In the DNA of most Americans

    "Conservatism is and has been since the early 80s in the DNA of most Americans."

    --ehillesum

    A people unwise enough to fall for the bait-and-switch shenanigans of conservatism will always fall for new & equally dumb things to believe in tomorrow - but rarely the same thing they've already been fooled by.

    Don't forget, one of the top acts of the late 80's & early 90's was Milli Vanilli.

    —JKP1000 Read JKP1000's other letters

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