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       2025-04-14T07:33:14Z
       
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       @rberger Before reading the rest of article by George Monbiot I asked myself why & first answer was political agendas warped by political party campaign funding. Ability of some few to control media messaging doesn’t help either. But I would like more discussion on other ‘whys’ e.g. (as suggested/ nominated by Monbiot): “centrist parties paralysed in the face of economic power. In hock to rich funders, terrified of the billionaire media, for decades they have been unable even to name the problem, let alone address it. Hence the spectacular uselessness of the Democrats’ response to Trump. As the US journalist Hamilton Nolan remarks: “One party is out to kill, and the other is waiting for its leaders to die.” “#USPol # UKPol #AusPol #inequality #ReconnectingConsequencesToCauses