Originally posted by Surtur
So then, the best case scenario is billionaires are forcing issues they don't give a shit about in order to manipulate liberals and make money. Which still translates into that kind of agenda being pushed more than the other. Whatever reason the rich people want to push it, it gets pushed more than the other and this is a problem.
Again, just because something is left of your political viewpoint doesn't make it liberal.
Just look at how much time news networks dedicate to business news. They're quick to tell you about "economic growth" but not quick to tell you that 95% of all growth since 2009 went to the top 1% of wealthy people. They're not quick to tell you that in a decade of stagnant wages that the number of billionaires in the world has tripled and the number of millionaires has went up 60%. They're quick to tell you about tax scandals of celebrities they don't like but not quick to tell you how they and other conglomerates avoid hundreds of billions of taxes in off-shore tax havens.
You should read Manufacturing Consent.