> Either big business owns the politicians and so nothing gets done, or people vote but they're too stupid to do it in their own interests because of big busine

> Either big business owns the politicians and so nothing gets done, or people vote but they're too stupid to do it in their own interests because of big business. > This sounds like the typical "the election was fair as long as I won" trope. How's that? It does not sound like anything but modern American politics. Not to say it's 100% true, but it's largely true on the West Coast USA for the last 40 years...as I can only speak to what I've seen. It's a legitimate surprise when grassroots efforts are not coopted with riders/judicial nullification or drowned by propaganda.