Showing posts with label The Iron Law of Oligarchy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Iron Law of Oligarchy. Show all posts

Friday, December 13, 2024

MARC ANDREESSEN: every form of government always, including America, has really been an oligarchy, it's just a question of who the elite ruling class are, "democracy was never actually a thing"

The Iron Law of Oligarchy, formulated in 1911, states that,

The Iron Law of Oligarchy is a political theory proposed by Robert Michels, stating that all organizations, regardless of their democratic intentions, will eventually be dominated by a small elite group, making true democracy nearly impossible. This phenomenon occurs due to the bureaucratic structures that develop as organizations grow in size and complexity.

Here are 2 hours of Bari Weiss.