Paul Graham on Twitter: "Phenomena like Brexit and the rise of Trump at least show that big business doesn't secretly control politics, as so many assume."

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1. James Clark ¯\_(ツ)_/¯‏ @mr_james_c 20 Jul 2016
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  Personally I'd rather it didn't take that sort of event to prove this.
  
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1. Alessio Fanelli‏ @FanaHOVA 20 Jul 2016
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  but but.... Illuminati!
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1. Achin Maheshvri‏ @achinmaheshvri 20 Jul 2016
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  difference in electoral politics and politics of governance. Isn't those different ?
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1. Ben Bodien‏ @bbodien 20 Jul 2016
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  maybe not big business but the Leave campaign for Brexit was funded by high net worth individuals. It’s still money ruling politics
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1. Charles R. Smith ‏ @softwarnet 20 Jul 2016
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  At least give them an "E" for effortpic.twitter.com/HcCylh9mm2
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1. Ben Perreau‏Verified account @perreau 20 Jul 2016
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  It's an anti-establishment sentiment - a club-sized response to a thousand cuts (figuratively and literally, in the case of Brexit).
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1. Eugenio Perea‏Verified account @eperea 20 Jul 2016
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  I think you may be overestimating conspiracy theorists' capacity to apply Bayes' law to their beliefs : )
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1. Stephen Shankland‏Verified account @stshank 20 Jul 2016
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  I'd like to read "The End of Power." Just heard author @MoisesNaim interviewed; he seemed sharp. http://moisesnaim.com/books/the-end-of-power/ …
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1. ☵‏ @NicolasAlvarino 20 Jul 2016
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  policies, not politics. You still can vote, but is not as meaningful as you think it is.
  
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