Quote Originally Posted by Oneironaut View Post
At it's most basic, 'democracy' seems like just that; a way for every voice to be heard, and for everyone to have a God-given chance at changing the course of history
It did work that way until it became a big money game. Now career politicians are all multi millionaires if not multi billionaires. And they don't want to lose that cushy position, so they do whatever it takes to keep it - total cut-throat politics and mudslinging.