As Trump steamrolls ahead, Democrats see a growing 'heartbeat' of resistance

[Uncle Joe]

6. That has always been the case insofar as communications is concerned, but the movement against oligarchy

primarily via the near instant mass two way communication of the Internet as it largely supplanted mass one way corporate owned television messaging pressured the oligarchs to come out of the woodwork and take a hands on approach, yanking the strings from behind the curtains just wasn't good enough anymore.

The oligarchs have now directly joined the battle while paying a heavy financial and social price in the process.

*rump's inauguration and White House commercial for Musk's beleaguered Tesla corporation might as well have been campaign commercials for Bernie Sanders decades long warnings against the dangers of oligarchy.