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For the Americans, might help. (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 weeks ago by HikingVet@lemmy.ca to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world

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[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 53 points 2 weeks ago

The US isn't a country.

It's a business dressed up as a country.

(More like 50 countries dressed up as a business dressed up as a country, but then even that gets more complicated)

[-] classic@fedia.io 6 points 2 weeks ago

wtf do we call our society, anyhow? Just "capitalist"? Is that still the term?

[-] tinyVoltron@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

Oligarchy

[-] classic@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

You know, I probably agree. We've, at the least, been headed in that direction. And, are likely about to plunge all the way in, a month from now

I looked up oligarchy on Wikipedia out of curiosity. Although it's debated, the U.S. is listed as an example of one

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I would have agreed on the "probably" until Musk basically bought his way into max corruption with a seat right next to the president.
Those 40 billion he has practically lost on Xitter, will most likely be gained already within the first year.
There is no doubt IMO that USA is now de-facto an oligarchy.

[-] djsoren19@yiffit.net 1 points 2 weeks ago

We were an oligarchy.

With the new administration, it would be more apt to call the US a plutocracy.

[-] echolalia@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 weeks ago

imo Corporatocracy

[-] HK65@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 weeks ago

Corporate dictatorship?

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Apart from also being an oligarchy, yes it is capitalist.
But here (Denmark) we would technically call it SUPER capitalist.
Because Denmark is also capitalist, but like the rest of EU, we balance capitalism with general interests of society. Where USA favor capitalism way more.