"Democracy" is just the latest invention of the ruling class, frustrated by such events as the French revolution, or more recently, the fates of individuals suc

"Democracy" is just the latest invention of the ruling class, frustrated by such events as the French revolution, or more recently, the fates of individuals such as Nicolae Ceausescu. In practice, it causes the rabble to redirect their grievances from a formerly monolithic leadership to each other, increasingly turning a blind eye to mounting corruption and abuses of privilege within their own ranks, while blaming all the evils of the world on the other side.