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What does it mean?
Fritzsche claims US and UK democracies are controlled by wealthy capitalists.
In plain terms
Money controls democracy in US and England.
What can you take from it?
Wealth can distort democratic will.

Where it applies

  • comparing political systems
  • analyzing elections
  • discussing inequality

Putting it to work

  • scrutinize influence of money
  • advocate for equity

Questions to consider

  • Is democracy possible with inequality?
  • How to balance power?

Another view

Democracy includes other mechanisms beyond wealth.

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