{"id":2534,"date":"2014-11-08T18:49:10","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T18:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2014-11-08T18:49:10","modified_gmt":"2014-11-08T18:49:10","slug":"machiavelli-and-oligarchic-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/tranzitioning\/?p=2534","title":{"rendered":"Machiavelli and Oligarchic Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Machiavelli and Oligarchic Democracy<\/a>Machiavelli wrote that when we are trying to understand politics and the history of human societies, much can be explained in terms of the eternal conflict between two fundamental desires. One is the desire of the – that is, the super-rich and the super-powerful – to protect their wealth and power, and to accumulate more wealth and power.<\/p>\n
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