it's all a distraction to give the illusion of offering participation. people can go home and feel "i contributed" having fulfilled their civic duty. everyone

it's all a distraction to give the illusion of offering participation. people can go home and feel "i contributed" having fulfilled their civic duty. everyone paying any amount of attention knows its a rigged game ten ways to sunday. democracy in general is a feedback loop between the press and politicians with the voting population as pawns/fodder. journalists and politicians have one shared concern: staying relevant and needed.