"There's a fundamental tension between extreme wealth & the very possibility of democracy. Extreme wealth is always an extreme power. It’s the power to stifle competition, to shape public discourse, the power to influence policymaking, the power to buy elections, the power to stall social progress."
Whistler Heidi🇨🇦
This is worth a read.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/16/trillionaires-dire-democracy
There is a fundamental tension between extreme wealth and the very possibility of democracy. That’s because extreme weal