Should so-called oligarchs have any place in democracies?

Should unelected people have any place in the democratic process of government? In Britain there was a man called Cummings who made the news during the pandemic, and now in America there is the non-American man of the moment who has his own media platform, Elon Musk.

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bert199 · 51-55, M

of course not. Oligarchs equals corruption. In corrupt government, government leadership tends to partner with select chosen sources of resource or business. Government should not be a business. It is there of the people for the people. Once a government is starting to organize a hierarchy of chosen successful business leaders, it is no longer a legitimate Democratic government. One could say that the USAs outgoing regime is nothing but a network, pushing climate change in the spirit of establishing a network of corruption, kickbacks, and big business. Some may disagree with that statement, but it is a perspective.