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who does a calcified political duopoly benefit? well, the two parties, for sure - since they don’t have to compete with anyone(The duopoly works well together to insure competition is kept out) nor serve the public (the political machine is not a public institution). but also the-state itself, since The duopoly can ignore the American people while keeping them happy even though Most Americans are unhappy with the services rendered by the government..
What is the relationship between the-state, the-duopoly, the-cathedral, etc?
Much of whatever the “answer” ends up being is bound to be unscientific and bordering on conspiracy theory. Still, these terms should at least be properly internally defined such that they are logical and work together properly.