““Democracy is popular because of the illusion of choice and participation it provides, but when you live in a society in which most people’s knowledge of the world extends as far as sports, sitcoms, reality shows, and celebrity gossip, democracy becomes a very dangerous idea. Until people are properly educated and informed, instead of indoctrinated to be ignorant mindless consumers, democracy is nothing more than a clever tool used by the ruling class to subjugate the rest of us.””
![“Democracy is an excellent way of ensuring that nothing much gets done. There are always interests that might get trampled upon [and no elected politician would wish to make permanent enemies by trampling upon others' interests].” quote by Edward De Bono](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d9d/edward-de-bono-2489_democracy_democracy-is-an-excellent-way-of-ensurin_2518854.jpg)
![“[The word class has] been excised from the acceptable political vocabulary, except in the limited usage of right-wingers when they accuse liberals of inciting 'class warfare' - a charge that means it's okay for rich people to vote their economic interests but it's not all right to encourage poor…” quote by Harry Shearer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b1/harry-shearer-7595_acceptable_the-word-class-has-been-excised-from-the_521303.jpg)
