No.
Oligarchy has waxed and waned throughout US history. It’s latest rise has only been over the last 50 years or so. They were kept thoroughly in check for 40ish years before that. It was after Nixon’s pardon that they realized they might be able to get away with it again.
Yes I gave an overly simplified version… but the essential meaning is the same. Every gain was immediately lost, oligarchy is still 100% the description.
We call it a democracy but it’s been an oligarchy for over a century.
No.
Oligarchy has waxed and waned throughout US history. It’s latest rise has only been over the last 50 years or so. They were kept thoroughly in check for 40ish years before that. It was after Nixon’s pardon that they realized they might be able to get away with it again.
Yes I gave an overly simplified version… but the essential meaning is the same. Every gain was immediately lost, oligarchy is still 100% the description.