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by bnjms 537 days ago
> rare to see, on the other hand, someone insert themselves into politics quite so loudly, and in such an extreme way.

Publicly sure. I assume it’s always been this way though. And I’m more concerned about the ones we’re unaware of.

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> Publicly sure. I assume it’s always been this way

Then you're misreading history. You have to go back to the age of the robber barons to find private individuals with the power to shut down the government [1].

[1] https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-congress-bipartisan-dea...