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The three of you, look at me, I look at you, I don't know how to answer Ye Guyun's question.

"Maybe I'm asking a lot of space~!" Ye Guyun shrugged, "Okay, let's make the question smaller and more specific...... Well, that's all. Who do you think is the one in the republic who really holds the authority, influences national policy, and determines the direction of the country?"

The question seemed easy to answer, and the three of them were able to throw out a string of answers at once.

"President?"

"Speaker?"

"Congressman!"

"Bureaucracy. ”

"The people?" ......

However, Ye Guyun just shook his head.

"What the hell?"

Frank clutched his hair in annoyance, the guy clearly didn't have the patience to think through such questions, and just wanted to know the answer immediately.

"Frankly speaking, you guys disappointed me a little!" Ye Guyun's gaze swept over the three of them one by one, "I originally thought that today, when this democratic system known as the 'East System' has been smoothly implemented for decades, you elites have seen its essence clearly, understood its context, are familiar with its rules of the game, and know how to play the power game in it...... But no. After a pause, he added, "Forget it, maybe I can't criticize you ......."

"Just as I myself could not understand how a world with a level of productivity comparable to that of the 'Middle Ages' could produce such a mature and perfect republican democracy......

"Isn't it the productive forces that determine the relations of production, and isn't it the economic base that determines the superstructure?"

"This is not the same as the "Marxist-Leninist-Maodeng" I know......

"Maybe it can be understood that this is like the kind of black uncle or green uncle country that has been forcibly sold a whole set of American-style democracy by US imperialism?"

"Then who is the American imperialist? The great god East, who is known as the "Father of the Nation"?

"By the way, that guy looks like a time-traveler like me!

Ye Guyun's thinking storm was impossible for outsiders to know, so the three people on the opposite side easily misunderstood.

"Ah~~!I only felt a deep contempt......" Frank held his head and wailed, and then, Rocchi nodded, and Tiago nodded too.

Ye Guyun didn't bother to care about these little emotions, and snorted: "So you guys listen carefully!"

"Listen up!" Rocchi and Tiago were so upright that they saluted together.

Ye Guyun took a sip of his wine glass and began to say: "You should first know that before the arrival of the real communist, uh, Datong world, all countries, city-states, and alliances ...... In any case, it can be called social, but its essence is that one group of people rules another group of people, and the political system, laws and regulations, and even the police and the army are nothing more than tools used by the ruling class to rule the ruled class. ”

The three of them suddenly showed a look of thought, and soon Luo Qi was the first to wake up and praised: "Go straight to the essence." ”

Ye Guyun smiled and continued: "The old empire was a typical feudal monarchy, and its ruling class was the emperor, the aristocracy, the bureaucrats, and the landlords, all privileged strata! The contradiction between the two is the main contradiction of the old imperial society, and this contradiction is extremely acute and cannot be reconciled. Then, as you all know, time passed, contradictions were accumulating, like a fireball accumulating energy, and finally, the tipping point came, boom, a big explosion, and the people rose up, overthrew the ruling class of the old empire represented by the aristocracy, established the present republic, and under the guidance of that Mr. Easter, built a complete set of mature democratic republican institutions......"

He glanced at the three of them again, knocked on the table, and then asked: "So, back to the question I just raised, who is the ruling class that has swept away all the original ruling classes of the old empire and implemented a new democratic republican system, and who has replaced a group of people as the ruling class? Which groups have replaced the emperor, nobles, bureaucrats, and landlords? Ha, don't say that you think that the current republic has reached the point where there is no ruling class in Datong society~! That kind of brain-dead, please decide on your own! Human society is no longer suitable for you!"

The three of them laughed at once, and after laughing, they listened intently, looking forward to the answer that was about to be revealed. They are curious, because they really can't think of an answer other than the president, the parliamentarians, the bureaucrats, or even the people who sound ridiculous.

"Look, this is the advanced and superior nature of the democratic system over the feudal system, which can hide the relationship between ruling and being ruled, exploiting and exploiting relatively cleverly, even if you elites can't understand it for a while. ”

"Ouch, just tell me the answer!" Frank urged.

"Okay. Ye Guyun smiled helplessly, "The real ruler of the republic is the capitalist, the big capitalist! Even if it is not now, it will be soon." ”

The three of them were at a loss.

"Oh forget, you don't have a capitalist here......" Shaking his head, Ye Guyun began to stumble to explain, "A capitalist is a person who takes capital operation as a business, well, this is the definition of economics." Politically ...... Or you can follow my understanding: the group of people who hold the power of capital. What is the power of capital? In layman's terms, it is the power of money......

In other words, the rich, the rich -- the big businessmen, the monopolies, the oligarchs, the chaebols...... These are the real rulers of the republic. ”

"Impossible!" Roche immediately shouted, this answer was completely beyond imagination, subverting cognition, and categorically unacceptable for a while. But don't forget, this guy has a good idea of democracy and freedom, and he makes no secret of his admiration for that Lord Calf - even if that person is his family's number one enemy, if he does not have an inherently unchangeable position, he is probably a fanatical fighter for democracy.

"How is it impossible?" Ye Guyun asked calmly.

Roach said anxiously: "The whole democratic system designed by Lord Easter has its own ......"

He was interrupted, and Ye Guyun said jokingly: "You don't want to say that it can really embody and ensure the so-called universal 'democracy, freedom, equality and justice', right?"

"At least it gives public opinion a chance to show its power!" Roche argued.

"However, public opinion can be guided, and even fooled ......" The irony on Ye Guyun's face became more and more intense, "Public opinion is actually very simple, most of the time it doesn't even have the ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and people with a heart can manipulate it and use it to do a lot of good or bad things." Of course, people are sinister, and as far as I've seen, there are more cases of doing bad things. ”

"But this system ensures that only the most fundamental and purest public opinion can enter the political arena! Money may be powerful, but it can't buy everything!" Thiago suddenly interjected, straightening the slightly crooked building.

"Really, why don't I see these things at all?" Ye Guyun took a sip of wine, pondered it for a while, and continued, "Let's put it this way, believe me, the president, parliamentarians, and local heads will be able to enter the political arena in the future...... Anyone who comes to power by vote will only be a wealthy person, or a proxy of a wealthy person, such as the so-called opinion leaders who receive funding from the rich. ”

"How so?" exclaimed all three of them.

"Well, let's take the Senators. Have you ever calculated that as a parliamentarian, you have to prepare a lot of money just for the first hurdle that you have to pass - the election?" Ye Guyun smiled and knocked on the table again, "The only way to win a campaign that speaks by votes is to grab as many votes as possible. Of course, it is to try to make as many voters as possible know your name, know who you are, understand your abilities, and approve of your political platform -- no matter how true or false it is, in short, to convince voters to vote for you. Then, this requires publicity, vigorous publicity. ”

"Do you think that propaganda is a simple and cheap thing? If you have the energy, sincerity, and perseverance, you can do a good job? No! The overwhelming propaganda leaflets are more useful than the visits and canvassing for votes that you have broken your legs one by one! So you can completely imagine the huge cost of the right way, such as purchasing propaganda materials, hiring staff, placing advertisements, making lecture tours, canvassing for votes, and even bribes, bribing votes, attacking or framing competitors, and so on, which should not cost a lot of money?"

"So, if you don't have a certain amount of money and are not willing to accept funding from rich people to serve their interests, can you still afford to play this game?"

The three of them were stunned, stunned, surprised, frowned, and stopped talking.

Seeing their expressions, Ye Guyun was satisfied and dissatisfied, and decided to work harder: "In addition, I'm afraid you won't think that the voters themselves are actually more willing to choose rich people...... You are of high character, you are anxious for justice, you are honest and honest, but as long as you have no money to spare, the voters will not be willing to vote for you. Why do they want to believe that a person who is still in trouble has the ability to lead them out of poverty and into prosperity and live a good new life?"

"What kind of mouth do you open? What kind of eyes do you stare at? Is it so surprising? Society is such a reality, and the thinking of the voters is so simple! No matter how noble a slogan is, no matter how correct it is, no matter how beautiful it sounds, it is bullshit in the face of food and clothing!"

I don't know if it can be regarded as deafening, but at least these three people have obviously received a very strong impact, and even baptism.

Luo Qi's eyes looked messy, and he tried hard to find the loopholes in Ye Guyun's entire set of discourses and refute them, but he couldn't find them, at least not for a short time. He muttered, "Is that so?......?"

Tiago was also shaken, he didn't know what he was thinking, he shuddered, turned his head and said to Ye Guyun in fear: "I still can't imagine being scared by money... What kind of country and what kind of society is ruled by capital......"

"What else?" Ye Guyun sneered, "The rich and their agents will win most of the elections and occupy the most important positions, the county council, the parliament and even the president and the government team, a large number of their people, they are hidden behind the scenes, and they can rule the entire country without having to come out at all." Using powerful capital, they easily dominate the topic, guide public opinion, manipulate public opinion, let everything go according to their own ideas, and let the whole country serve their interests......"

Roche suddenly interjected: "However, rich people are not monolithic! they are also big and small, and they also have their own positions!"

"I know what you mean, they are not unified, but first of all, can we leave aside the big and small problems? I think in any era, it is difficult for the weak to be associated with the rulers, right?"

When he said this, everyone immediately laughed.

Smiling, Ye Guyun said again: "So I emphasized in the answer that the group of people who have a lot of money - big businessmen, monopoly groups, oligarchs, chaebols...... is the true ruler of the republic. They have the most powerful capital power, and they have the most advocates for interests. ”

"Yes, their interests are not aligned, so of course their positions will be different, they will be divided into several camps, openly and covertly, and they will fight with agents. ”

"So soon you will see that the members of Congress will form political parties on the basis of high-sounding nonsense such as 'the same political views and similar ideas'! But the essence of each political party is the sum of agents representing the interests of the same group of people, in other words, each party represents the interests of a particular group. ”

"Party politics, of course, there are good and bad ......"

"The best I've seen is that all interest groups are divided into two camps -- you don't have to be separated, you can have me, you have me. Then, we should fight against each other, restrain each other, know how to compromise with each other, be willing to gamble and lose, respect the rules of the game, and be able to peacefully achieve a rotation of power, so that everything can still move in the right direction with a stable efficiency......"

"There are many bad situations, as long as one party does not know how to compromise, everything will go in a bad direction......"

“......”

Sprinkled and gushing, Ye Guyun almost described the situation of those capitalist countries on the earth with all kinds of tricks, but in the end, he lost his coherence and logic, and he didn't know what he was talking about -- no way, after all, he was not a professional in politics! How could he clearly explain these things and understand what the head was the truth!

To be honest, to be able to express to this extent, Ye Guyun feels that he has already played at a super level, thanks to enough relatively advanced and relatively extensive knowledge and knowledge from the earth (he can bluff the three people opposite), of course, the most important of them has to be the wonderful performances from all the keyboard warriors!

Luckily!

In the end, Roche sent a long-brewing rhetorical question: "Everything you said has not happened in the republic!"