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As someone from fucking Russia, people with biggest income in your country are usually first businessmen, second - something else, while in Russia those would be cockroaches from MFA, PA and other thieves, plus a few oligarchs who at some point were among those cockroaches.
So it may not be as bad yet, but frankly yes, you are giving out vibes of going in the same direction.
US is the OG oligarchy, but we cosplay "Democracy" to cope
I agree, but yours are real oligarchs, while those I'm talking about are a relatively new thing for you.
Russian-style ones are just blokes from one and the same corporation who chose they want to be celebrities. A façade. They used oligarchy as a scapegoat in the 90s, to avoid lustration while it still could be done.
I see your point. In US our oligarchs run the show. In russia, they submit to the "President" to obtain the position.