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		tankenmate on June 29, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: EU Commission says it cannot find messages with Pf... The flip side to this argument is that it's harder to have a demagogue in the executive if they are indirectly elected. Or worse still a plutocrat dressed up as a demagogue.

account42 on June 30, 2022 [–]

Yes because now the plutocrat only has to bribe a few instead of having to appeal to the masses. Much better.

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