Originally posted by Emperordmb
The US government is corrupt, wouldn't quite call it an oligarchy though.Problem is there's no perfect system of governance.
Anarchy- people are subject to the whims of each other's violence.
Monarchy- absolute power corrupt absolutely
Oligarchy- elitist class acting in their own self-interest
Direct democracy- unstable, and it would basically be two wolves and a sheep deciding what's for dinner.
Representative democracy- corruption happens.
The US is definitely an Oligarchy, though. Flawed research or not, in some ways, we have the most extreme oligarchy in the G20.