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VEND. 14, SAM. 15 & DIM.16 FÉVRIER 2025 - N°6950  NE PEUT ÊTRE VENDU SÉPARÉMENT  DÉPÔT LÉGAL 100/1991  DIRECTEUR DE PUBLICATION KHALID BELYAZID
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          Editorial                                                 Plutocracy                                                       Mohamed Ali Mrabi


          « B         EWARE of DOGE!» recently wrote Elon Musk on his social  viduals. This model, built on a network of «privileged friends,» challenges
                      media platform X. This phrase, reminiscent of the famous war- traditional media and the judiciary, attempting to undermine their legitimacy.
                      ning «Beware of the dog!», encapsulates the modus operandi  This, in turn, weakens the system of checks and balances. The signing of a
          of the extra-governmental agency led by Musk (which is regarded as highly  wave of executive orders is part of this strategy, enabling the circumvention
          aggressive). With its task force, its mission is to implement significant bud- of institutional constraints.
          get cuts across key American administrations. «A group of highly qualified  In this shift, Trump and his inner circle have mastered a dual strategy: a
          people... who know what they are doing,» according to Donald Trump.  plutocracy masked by a veneer of ochlocracy (where power is held by the
          Their first major move: freezing USAID funding, leaving millions of colla- masses). The deep-seated anger of rural America against the establishment
          teral victims worldwide. They are also targeting the defense administration  has been deliberately inflamed by the Trump team to facilitate his return to
          (Pentagon), education, and other sectors. Musk and his associates have even  the White House. However, this approach could ultimately destabilize the
          demanded access to all Americans’ banking and tax data.                 government. A plutocratic system inevitably radicalizes over time, with an
          Since his return, Trump has been disrupting established norms. At the start of  inherent tendency to slide into authoritarianism. This presents a crucial chal-
          his second term, the United States is shifting towards a «plutocracy,» a sys- lenge for the checks and balances originally envisioned by the «Founding
          tem where political power is concentrated in the hands of the wealthiest indi- Fathers» of the United States to safeguard against such excesses. o
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