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Wednesday, December 3, 2008 12:00 AM

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?
Glenn Greenwald

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  • Wednesday, December 3, 2008 10:20 AM

    It's way deeper than what you are seeing...

    Any of you know these families:

    Fletcher

    Smith

    Fisher

    ...uhhhh...ok that's all I can think of right now...but think about it...

    ....how long had the family/tribe been smithing/fletching/fishing till they owned the damned name--a while I bet...it's what humans do--pass on what worked for them to thier kids (and friends)...

    Not that it's right or fair--it just is.

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