Kishore Mahbubani hat ein lesenswertes Buch geschrieben (The Asian 21st Century). Es ist frei zum Download erhältlich und analysiert imo überzeugend die Verschiebungen unserer Zeit.
Im Kapitel "Democracy or Plutocracy? America’s Existential Question" argumentiert er, dass das grundlegende Problem der USA sei, dass sie sich von einer Demokratie in eine Plutokratie entwickelt habe.
»The sad reality about the US is that, functionally, there is absolutely no doubt that the political system has gone from functioning as a democracy (a government of the people, by the people, for the people) toward becoming a plutocracy (a government of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%). Yet, while this political reality is undeniable, it is also unspeakable. […]
There is an old fashioned adage that says: one must call a spade a spade. Similarly, one must call a plutocracy a plutocracy. The reluctance to do so brings out the key problems facing American society. If America refuses to accept that it has functionally become a plutocracy, how can it possibly find a way out of this challenge? […]
All this means that there are two possible outcomes. The first is a revolution against the establishment in Washington, DC. Paradoxically this may have been what the working classes thought they were doing when they elected Trump in 2016. They wanted to elect someone outside the establishment and one who would shake up the establishment. […]
Unfortunately, in electing Trump, the working classes voted in a plutocrat. In office, Trump acted like a plutocrat. He cut taxes for the rich again. The conditions for the bottom 50% didn’t improve.
The second possible outcome is the arrival of enlightenment. At some point in time, the top 1% in America must come to realize that if they are going to protect most of their personal economic gain in America, and not make an effort to improve the conditions of the bottom 50%, they will only damage the very body politic—American society—that is enabling them to become so wealthy.«
https://rdcu.be/dhsty
Er schlägt fünf "harte Schritte" vor:
1. Citizens United widerrufen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_United_v._FEC
2. Ausgaben für Wahlkampf begrenzen
3. Freiheit ohne Gleichheit führt nicht zum Ziel
4. Der Markt allein wird es nicht richten
5. Oberste Priorität sollte das Wohlergehen der US-Bürger haben
gruss. luky