[CorporateStepsister]

The political parties are just one big Mandarin class; instead of moving up through talent, people are required to be toadies of the political class.

[Standing Wolf]

The political parties are just one big Mandarin class; instead of moving up through talent, people are required to be toadies of the political class.

Yep. The Big Government party has two faces: Democratic [sic] and Republican.