The power we have now , such as nuclear bombs make this Era , one of most caution . We are at a stage where the wrong forces can unleash literal hell on a city and theoretically the world . We have a president who can execute orders to send troops into foreign soil . We have the NSA and the Patriot act obviously breaking the law and infiltrating the newest technologies of our global citizens . With bills like Citizens United , we should be able to clearly see that America is an oligarchy . However the large majority of Americans are unable to see it . Even though major studies have o l i g a r c h y n o tdemocracyorrepublicunive that America is an oligarchy . One with overwhelming historic power . The people want one thing and the owners want another . If the people had their way , the world would be at peace .