SamuelRSmith on 19 April 2014
| ArnoldRimmer said: But if this is so obvious, why is hardly anyone ever doubting that we are living in democracies? I mean, If I were to go on the streets and ask people what political system we factually have, I guess 90% would say democracy, not oligarchy. Is this some kind of "the emperor's new clothes" situation? People saying "politically correct" things despite knowing better? |
I think most people do actually understand that the political system is a joke. I do think there's some cognitive dissonance between politics as a whole, though, and the politicians that they vote for. Congress's approval rating is 9%... yet everybody loves their own Congressman.
Same thing is evident in places like California... when polled, people say they want a smaller state Government, yet when asked about individual programs, most people won't cut a single thing from anywhere.
