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> Both believe in authoritarian type rule with "experts" at the top deciding what is best for all of us.

Nobody wants "experts" at any level of government.

The question that reveals your actual politics: where do want experts? I want them on staff or retainer, quickly accessible to representatives at every level of government.

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Both parties absolutely want experts in charge and for the public to generally fall in line and not ask questions.

Did you not see how the entire pandemic response played out? There are still YouTube videos of a huge swath of politicians and media outlets telling people not to do their own research and to just listen to those in charge of the relevant federal agencies.

The pandemic is an excellent example of both parties prioritizing capital interests over human interests:

https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/how-the-press-manufactured-co...

Lots of blood on their hands.

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