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comment by shiranaihito
shiranaihito  ·  3207 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Democracy is only for rich white guys

If it's any consolation, it's not just that black and poor people aren't "well represented".

In reality, it's just that democracy is a sham meant to give us the illusion that we have a say in how we're coerced by our rulers.

Does any ordinary person want all their communications monitored and processed? No, of course not. They do it to us anyway.

Does any ordinary person want SOPA / PIPA / CISPA / whatever? Of course not. But they pass that kind of legislation anyway.

It's plainly clear they're not working with our interests in mind, but then again, we are the subjects and they are the rulers, so why would they?