No, the article assumes that most people don't have power, and they offer no evidence for it. I believe that we live in a 'bureaucratic autocracy' i.e. where t

No, the article assumes that most people don't have power, and they offer no evidence for it. I believe that we live in a 'bureaucratic autocracy' i.e. where the things we argue about on the News and in Congress are only a tiny, tiny slice of governance, but that there is generally enough transparency in the system to cause change, driven by voting, public sentiment. In particular - think about how so many people in power are 'really sensitive' on a lot of issues. Literally, if almost anyone in the USA uttered the 'n word' in public - they would be 'out'. Just consider that: a single word - and 'gone'. That's due to sensitivities. Overt corruption usually amounts to the same thing.