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   • Sandra 🇺🇦💙💛 💚

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   Ist schon deprimierend, daß des trotz des Wissens mit der Desinformation und dem eingeschlagenen Kurs ohne jegliche Konsequenzen einfach weiter geht. Zumindest eine Einschränkung der Lobbyarbeit würde ich nach den belegten Fehlinformationen erwarten.

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     Die #Wahlkampfspenden in den #USA haben kaum vorstellbare Dimensionen angenommen.

     Das Ganze ist nur die Spitze des #Plutokratie-Eisbergs in den #USA...

     https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110126883652059831

     https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/110127013726845385

     https://universeodon.com/@TomWellborn/110203602972420741

     https://mastodon.social/@HistoPol/109394800170846050

     https://journa.host/@juddlegum/109526913104068767

     https://www.opensecrets.org/industries/mems.php

     https://www.fec.gov/data/raising-bythenumbers/?office=S

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     Studie: US-Ölmultis belohnen #umweltschädliches Abstimmverhalten der #Kongressabgeordneten

     Es gibt inzwischen auch schon wissenschaftliche Studien (1), inwieweit die indirekte Freigabe von politischen Spenden durch die #CitizensUnitedVsFEC- Entscheidung des Obersten Gerichtshofs #SCOTUS 2) Einfluß auf das Abstimmmverhalten der #US-#Kongressabgeordneten hatte:

     "#Oil and #gas companies invest in..."

     (2)
     https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained
     (1)
     https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1922175117

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     "...#legislators that vote against the #environment"

     "Results consistently support the investment hypothesis. In *13 out of 14* analyses, lower LCV scores (i.e., more #antienvironmental votes) in one #election cycle predicted significantly increased #contributions in the following election cycle....

     ...for the 2016 #election: For every additional 10% of #congressional votes *against* the #environment in 2014, a legislator..."

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     "...receive an additional $5,400 in campaign contributions from #oil and #gas companies.

     This is an especially strong relationship considering that many elected officials vote against #environmental policies nearly 100% of the time, thereby compounding the cycle of #antienvironmentalism and increasing rewards in the form of #contributions...

     These findings provide strong and..."

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     "...consistent support for the investment hypothesis...That is, instead of attempting to sway undecided or opposing legislators’ votes, #oil and #gas companies seem to provide financial rewards to members of #Congress after they have voted *against* legislation to protect the #environment...

     "...these insights likely generalize to other areas of monied interests, such as those..."

     https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1922175117

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     "...in the #technological, #financial, and #pharmaceutical industries."

     #BigTech
     #BigFinance
     #BigPharma

     Quelle:
     https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1922175117

     Wie schon Baron #Montesquieu in seinem 8. Buch ausführte:

     "The corruption of each government generally begins with that of the principles."

     "When..."

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     "...once a #republic is #corrupted, there is no possibility of remedying any of the growing evils, but by removing the corruption and restoring its lost principles: every other correction is either useless or a new evil."

     /END

     Quelle:
     https://wisc.pb.unizin.org/adef20182019/chapter/4-rousseau/