A Very Depressing Thought

It would seem that that no one -- either in the US or anywhere else -- really cares about democracy.  It is too abstract to resonate. Democracy or dictatorship, it is all the same to most people.  Only the economy matters.  It is a depressing thought.

But you know what is even more depressing?  When the Germans threw away democracy, at least they had the excuse of an unprecedented economic crisis with 25% unemployment.  And they were only a decade out from experiencing 100 million percent inflation.

We voted to throw away democracy with a strong economy, just because inflation had reached nine percent.