Well, in a democracy the largest mob will win the vote, and not the one with the best arguments. And this largest mob is influenced by the mass media very stro

Well, in a democracy the largest mob will win the vote, and not the one with the best arguments. And this largest mob is influenced by the mass media very strongly, so the 'vote' of the majority is really that of a powerful minority that controls the mass media. (which obviously presses for stronger control to be even more powerful) This is an issue with democracies everywhere in the world. I'm not sure how this 'recurring theme' can be broken, if at all.