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In 80 years our grandchildren will watch the new Downton Abbey series just with oligarchy instead aristocracy and feel very sorry for us.
The Gilded Age?
I am not familiar with the show, but a quick research shows that it seems like The Gilded Age portrays something similar to Downton Abbey, but it's more some quasi aristocratic class hierarchy.
I guess the US wasn't a full-on oligarchy in that period, but one could certainly argue it was heading in that direction.
Isn't the difference between aristocracy and oligarchy only that oligarchy is a more corrupt version aristocracy? Seems like a blurry line. None the less, both systems seems suck for those not among the elite.
Yes, and I think it's worth noting that the period the show was named after has some striking similarities to the mess we're in today.