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Robert Michels: The Iron Law of Oligarchy & Why True Democracy Is Mathematically Impossible
Imagine a world where political corruption isn’t just a moral failing—a few “bad apples” at the top. Imagine if the very structure of our collective endeavors, no matter how noble their initial intent, inevitably channeled power into the hands of a select few. We often tell ourselves a comforting story: replace the greedy with the good, and the system will heal. But in 1911, a German sociologist named Robert Michels delivered a chilling counter-narrative, dismantling that hope with a terrifyingly precise observation.
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