Can you source this or is this your personal opinion of him? I'm trying to understand why you're defining this as a purely oligarchal issue where there are many other such instances of oligarchism in history whether it'd be politics or tech/FAANG.
> ..not because of his political experience.
Well he's certainly no Reagan given his class(ism) progression or upbringing, as described on Wikipedia. Is that really the issue here though, because he lacked "political experience" upon entry into the presidency?
> why you're defining this as a purely oligarchal [sic] issue
That was the topic of the GP
> Is that really the issue here though, because he lacked "political experience" upon entry into the presidency?
No need for quotes, Trump had 0 experience holding any political office at any level, in contrast to Reagan. He was elected because he was a rich celebrity.
iszomer|4 years ago
Can you source this or is this your personal opinion of him? I'm trying to understand why you're defining this as a purely oligarchal issue where there are many other such instances of oligarchism in history whether it'd be politics or tech/FAANG.
> ..not because of his political experience.
Well he's certainly no Reagan given his class(ism) progression or upbringing, as described on Wikipedia. Is that really the issue here though, because he lacked "political experience" upon entry into the presidency?
dqx|4 years ago
Trump being a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence? Well, yeah I can.
https://libn.com/2016/09/15/taking-a-peek-at-trumps-foundati...
> why you're defining this as a purely oligarchal [sic] issue
That was the topic of the GP
> Is that really the issue here though, because he lacked "political experience" upon entry into the presidency?
No need for quotes, Trump had 0 experience holding any political office at any level, in contrast to Reagan. He was elected because he was a rich celebrity.