Neo-Luddites

Lucio wrote
>In practice, though, it does not matter if a so-called socialist from
>the worker's party or a social democrat is in power - they all
>practice what I call "Compadres' Capitalism", where government gives
>artificial incentives and advantages to a close group of capitalists,
>which in return finance the elections of their compadres at
>government, and so on.

A capitalist oligarchy, where the ruling elites run the government to the
benefit of the financial interests which keep the government in power.
Pretty much like the US and any of the dirty little gangs of thugs who have
at one time or another ruled a nation throughout history.

"Of course power corrupts -what else is it for?" ...the dominar Rygel the
XVI of the Hynerian Empire (Farscape TV series, novel "House of Cards")