(08-08-2013, 06:22 PM)kandrathe Wrote: I'd equate it more to doping in Bike racing. Everyone was doing it, which convinced everyone to do it. Yes, the playing field is the playing field.
No, for two reasons.
First, doping is cheating. This is not. There's a big difference between cheating, because everyone is, and playing within the rules, even if you think the rules are too loose.
But, more importantly, democracy is about *who gets to set the rules*. If you think corporate influence in politics is bad, then you want to regulate it, but you can't regulate diddly squat if you can't win elections.
-Jester